emjü
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Ye'kwana[edit]
| Bolívar state | emjü |
|---|---|
| Brazil | emjö |
Etymology[edit]
Derived from önu (“eye”). Perhaps cognate to Kari'na enyky, enupy (“to hurt the eye of, to get something in the eye”) (the expected cognate form would likely be Kari'na *enypy).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
emjü
- (transitive) to put a substance in the eyes
References[edit]
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “emjü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, page 438