chukwamedawö
Maquiritari
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃukʷaːmeɾ̠aːwə]
Noun
chukwamedawö
- the start of winter, roughly May, when the construction and repair of houses is finished
See also
| Seasons in Maquiritari(layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| weyu, wedu (“summer”) | chukwamedawö (“start of winter”) | konojawö (“rainy season”) | dadiweyudu (“short summer”) | yatamedawö (“end of the year”) |
References
- Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 28