emo'tö

See also: emoto

Ye'kwana
Variant orthographies
ALIV emo'tö
Brazilian standard emo'tä

Etymology

Likely prefixed with e- (intransitivizer), though no transitive verb *mo'tö (“to lay (something) down, to lean (something)”) seems to be attested.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [emoʔtə]

Verb

emo'tö (intransitive, patientive)

  1. to go to bed, to lie down
  2. to lean or rest against something

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “emo'tö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
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