öwanü akano ökato

Ye'kwana

Etymology

From öwanü (heart) + aka (at, in, on, to) + -ano (nominalizer) + ökato (shadow, reflection, spirit, double).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [əwaːnɨ akaːno əkaːto]

Noun

öwanü akano ökato

  1. Synonym of do'ta (heart spirit).

Usage notes

  • This term is usually found with a second-person possessor, as ayennü akano ökato (Caura River) or adennü akano ökato (Cunucunuma River).

References

  • Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 50:ayewana akano akato
  • Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris, corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo:adheenö akano äkaato
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