hoenaly

Yao (South America)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *ôwna. The -ly ending continues the Proto-Cariban possessed suffix *-rɨ. Compare Ye'kwana önna.

Noun

hoenaly

  1. nose

Further reading
  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642
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