oowoncha

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV oowoncha
Brazilian standard oowoncha
New Tribes oowoncha

Etymology

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From öt- (intransitivizer) +‎ ewoincha (“to leave behind forgotten”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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oowoncha (intransitive, agentive)

  1. to focus, to concentrate
  2. to be careless, neglectful, distracted
  3. to forget
  4. to fall asleep

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “oowoncha”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon
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