wauja
See also: Wauja
Wauja
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwaʊ.ʐa/, [ˈwaʊ.ʐɐ]
Noun
wauja
- wauja (Arawak-speaking indigenous people of Central Brazil)
- Wauja natu.
- I [am] Wauja. [male speaker]
- Waujaneju natu.
- I [am a] Wauja woman.
- Wauja natu.
- wauja (indigenous language spoken by the Wauja people)
- Piye wauja maka petemo.
- Speak Wauja so that you will understand [it]. (Practice speaking in order to learn).
- Piye wauja maka petemo.
See also
- muteitsi (“indigenous person or thing”)
- putaka (“inhabitant of the Upper Xingu”)
Adjective
wauja
- wauja (pertaining to the language and culture of the Wauja people)
- Ninye wauja ogatakoja.
- I speak the Wauja language.
- Wauja onaanka, nitsupalu. Itsapai aitsu.
- [It is] Wauja custom, my daughter. [That's] how we are.
- Ninye wauja ogatakoja.
References
- E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.