ümü

Ye'kwana

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *jumɨ; compare Apalaí jumy, Kari'na jumy, Trió junme, Wayana jumï, Waiwai yïmï, Macushi yun, Pemon yun.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɨmɨ]

Noun

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  1. father
  2. father’s brother; paternal uncle
  3. mother’s sister’s husband

Usage notes

Some of the possessed forms are irregular: first-person singular jaaja, second-person singular omo.

References
  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “ümü”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
  • Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, page 62–65, 69, 73
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