'kotonka
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Ye'kwana
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Suffixed with -ka (privative verbalizer), from the same stem as i'chotontö.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]'kotonka
- (transitive) to pull loose, to separate, to release (a branch, an arm, etc.)
- (transitive) to loosen (a knot)
- (transitive) to resolve, to break (a tie)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “'kotonka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon