chukwamedawö

Ye'kwana

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃukʷaːmeɾ̠aːwə]

Noun

chukwamedawö

  1. the start of winter, roughly May, when the construction and repair of houses is finished

See also
Seasons in Ye'kwana(layout · text)
weyu, wedu (“summer”) chukwamedawö (“start of winter”) konojawö (“rainy season”) dadiweyudu (“short summer”) yatamedawö (“end of the year”)

References
  • Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 28: “chukuamëdawö”
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