náro

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Cubeo[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

náro

  1. that does not grow (e.g., a town).
    Ĩmaro náro cũináʉjʉ yóbore bʉcʉbenomu.
    The town that does not grow after a year has not grown.
  2. worn, old (like clothes and paper).
    Chirura nárore jipacʉre jívʉ.
    I gave the worn out pants to my father.

References[edit]

  • N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "náro", in Diccionario ilustrado bilingüe: cubeo-español, espanõl-cubeo, →ISBN
  • N. L. Morse; M. B. Maxwell (1999), Cubeo Grammar: Studies in the languages of Colombia 5, Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN