enneka

Ye'kwana
Variant orthographies
Bolívar state enneka
Brazil enneka

Etymology

From e- (intransitivizer) +‎ nne (“child”) +‎ -ka (privative verbalizer).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [enneka]

Verb

enneka

  1. (intransitive, patientive) to give birth, to have children

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “enneka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon
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