nnejenka

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV nnejenka
Brazilian standard nnejenka
New Tribes nnejenca

Etymology

Ultimately from nne (“child”), perhaps nne (“child”) +‎ -je (adverbializer) +‎ -nü (nominalizer) +‎ -ka (privative verbalizer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nneheŋka]

Verb

nnejenka

  1. (transitive) to rear, to raise (animals, children, etc.)

Derived terms

References

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