biyama
Murui Huitoto
| biyama | |
|---|---|
| Root | Classifier |
| biya- | -ma |
Etymology
Equivalent to biya (“arrival”) + -ma, referring to the fact that a maternal uncle wasn't considered a blood relative.
Cognates include Minica Huitoto biyama and Nüpode Huitoto biyama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbid͡ʒama]
- Hyphenation: bi‧ya‧ma
Declension
Declension of biyama
| singular | plural | kinship plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolutive | biyama | biyamaɨaɨ | biyatɨaɨ |
| Nominative | biyamadɨ | biyamaɨaɨdɨ | biyatɨaɨdɨ |
| Accusative | biyamana | biyamaɨaɨna | biyatɨaɨna |
| Dative/Locative | biyamamo | biyamaɨaɨmo | biyatɨaɨmo |
| Ablative | biyamamona | biyamaɨaɨmona | biyatɨaɨmona |
| Instrumental | biyamado | biyamaɨaɨdo | biyatɨaɨdo |
| Causal | biyamari | biyamaɨaɨri | biyatɨaɨri |
| Privative | biyamanino | biyamaɨaɨnino | biyatɨaɨnino |
References
- Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20) (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 35
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia., Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 38
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