ojonkomo

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV ojonkomo
Brazilian standard ofonkomo
New Tribes ojoncomo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From öjöne (singular imperative of ütö) +‎ -komo (noun plural clitic), with unexpected syllable reduction in öjöne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ohʷoŋkomo]

Verb

ojonkomo

  1. plural imperative of ütö (to go)

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “ojone”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon, pages 230–231
  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho; Silva, Marcelo Costa da; Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021), “äjonkomo”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI