fakaina

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

Formed as if the accusative of fakai (“when”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɸakai̯na]
  • Hyphenation: fa‧kai‧na

Postposition

fakaina

  1. for, for the sake of
    • 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Apocalipsis 1:1:
      Jesucristo facaina maɨjɨcaibidɨcue.
      I keep on working for Jesus Christ.

References

  • Shirley Burtch (1983), Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 82
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017), A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 178
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