ajo'jo

See also: ajojo

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV	ajo'jo
Brazilian standard	ajo'fo
New Tribes	ajo'jo

Alternative forms

ajöujö (Brazil)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *apoto with a suffix; compare Kari'na poto, apoto, Yabarana tapotoi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ahoʔhʷo]

Adverb

ajo'jo

being large, big

References

Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ajo'jo”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “ajäu'fä”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎, Museu do Índio/FUNAI

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