jabʉyʉ

Cubeo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈbɨjɨ/

Verb

jabʉyʉ

1. to stalk, to ambush, to hunt by stalking (generally the complement is prefixed to the verb; it means waiting for the prisoner to pass)
2. to surround (to besiege or to protect a place)

   Javede maje mauvare teivʉ majeñecuva mácavʉ cʉ̃ramine tarabʉi jabʉrejaquemavʉ, ne boabénajiyepe aivʉ.

   Previously when our enemies came our ancestors surrounded the house to protect the residents.

References

• N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "jabʉyʉ", in Diccionario ilustrado bilingüe: cubeo-español, espanõl-cubeo, →ISBN
• N. L. Morse; M. B. Maxwell (1999), Cubeo Grammar: Studies in the languages of Colombia 5, Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN