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aajöi

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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV aajöi
Brazilian standard aajäi
New Tribes aajäi

Etymology

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From öt- (intransitivizer) +‎ ajöi (to grab).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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aajöi (intransitive, agentive)

  1. to hold on, to cling, to have a firm grip or bite or other such attachment
  2. to be grasped or held
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References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aajöi”, 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 145