ya'ka

See also: yaka and þaka

Maquiritari

Verb

ya'ka

1. to clear a field or garden in slash-and-burn agriculture; to assart
2. to burn something in the context of slash-and-burn agriculture
3. to fell or cut down in the context of slash-and-burn agriculture

References

• Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).