kadimani

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	kadimani
Brazilian standard	kadiimani
New Tribes	cadiimani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaɾ̠iːmani]

Noun

kadimani

1. the sorva or cow tree, Couma macrocarpa, whose sap or resin is used to repair canoes and affix metal teeth to yuca graters
2. a kind of brindled catfish somewhat larger than the aadajadaduwa

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “kadimani”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 41: “kadimani”