e'wa'tö

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV e'wa'tö
Brazilian standard e'wa'tä
New Tribes e'wa'tä

Etymology

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From e- (intransitivizer) +‎ 'wa'tö (to help).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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e'wa'tö

  1. (intransitive, patientive) to help each other

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “e'wa'tö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 138