önu akano ökato

Ye'kwana

Etymology

From önu (“eye”) +‎ aka (“at, in, on, to”) +‎ -ano (nominalizer) +‎ ökato (“shadow, reflection, spirit, double”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ənu akaːno əkaːto]

Noun

önu akano ökato (obligatorily possessed; possessed önudu akano ökato or enudu akano ökato)

  1. Synonym of önu ekato (“eye spirit, reflection in the eye”).

Usage notes
  • This term is usually found with a second-person possessor, as ayenudu akano ökato (Caura River) or adenudu akano ökato (Cunucunuma River).

References
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  • Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris‎, corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo
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