tüweshicha

Ye'kwana
Variant orthographies
Bolívar state tüweshicha
Brazil töweeshicha

Etymology

From t- -e (adverbializer) +‎ w- (intransitive prefix) +‎ e- (intransitivizer) +‎ siicha (“to rip, tear, break”). Also compare eshichako (“to break”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tɨweːʃit͡ʃa]

Adverb

tüweshicha

  1. being broken, torn

References
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 302
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