tawö

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Nias

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabəq.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tawö (mutated form dawö)

  1. fat

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV tawö
Brazilian standard tawä
New Tribes tawä

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *tawô. Synchronically as if suffixed with -wö (at). Compare Apalaí tao, Hixkaryana tawo, Macushi ta.

Pronunciation

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Postposition

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tawö

  1. at, in, on; indicates a generic location at a non-aquatic object of class 2

Usage notes

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This postposition cannot take person markers to indicate its object.

See also

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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 267–272