konojawö

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV konojawö
Brazilian standard konoofawä
New Tribes conoojawä

Etymology

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Presumably from konojo (rain) +‎ awö (at, in, on).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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konojawö

  1. the rainy season, roughly June to August, when cashews are gathered and significant trips and meetings are carried out

See also

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Seasons in Ye'kwana(layout · text)
weyu, wedu (summer) chukwamedawö (start of winter) konojawö (rainy season) dadiweyudu (short summer) yatamedawö (end of the year)

References

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  • 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 28:konojawö