djodjomanoˀo
Tonkawa
FWOTD – 23 June 2015
Etymology
From the stem djodjoma- (“several (creatures) shut their eyes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒɔdʒɔmənɔˀɔ/, /dʒɔdʒɔmanɔˀɔ/
Verb
djodjomanoˀo
- (you several creatures) shut your eyes
- (hegdo·l-gaˀak) damo·dak djodjomanoˀo
- (while singing,) shut your eyes tightly!
- (hegdo·l-gaˀak) damo·dak djodjomanoˀo
References
- Harry Hoijer, Tonkawa, an Indian language of Texas
- Marianne Mithun, The Languages of Native North America (citing the previous work)