ajo'jo

See also: ajojo

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV ajo'jo
Brazilian standard ajo'fo
New Tribes ajo'jo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *apoto with a suffix; compare Kari'na poto, apoto, Yabarana tapotoi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ahoʔhʷo]

Adverb

ajo'jo

  1. being large, big

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “ajo'jo”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho; Silva, Marcelo Costa da; Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021), “ajäu'fä”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI