aajöi

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	aajöi
Brazilian standard	aajäi
New Tribes	aajäi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːhəj]

Verb

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

Related terms

• atajöi

 

References

• 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