öjai

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Ye'kwana

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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öjai (obligatorily possessed; possessed öjaichü or ejaichü)

  1. elbow
  2. wooden stake used to turn the soil when planting yuca (large size) or removing worms (small size)

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “öjai”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 289