enneka

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Ye'kwana[edit]

Variant orthographies
ALIV enneka
Brazilian standard enneka
New Tribes enneca

Etymology[edit]

From e- (intransitivizer) +‎ nne (child) +‎ -ka (privative verbalizer).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

enneka

  1. (intransitive, patientive) to give birth, to have children

References[edit]

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “enneka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon