mɨzeyɨ

Murui Huitoto

mɨzeyɨ
Root Classifier
mɨze- -yɨ

Etymology

Cognate with Minica Huitoto mɨzeyɨ and Nüpode Huitoto mɨteyɨ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɯθɛd͡ʒɯ]
  • Hyphenation: mɨ‧ze‧yɨ

Noun

mɨzeyɨ

  1. patashte (fruit)
  2. (avoidance) synonym of ɨme (“paca”)

Declension

Declension of mɨzeyɨ
singular plural
absolutive mɨzeyɨ mɨzeyɨaɨ
nominative mɨzeyɨdɨ mɨzeyɨaɨdɨ
accusative mɨzeyɨna mɨzeyɨaɨna
dative/locative mɨzeyɨmo mɨzeyɨaɨmo
ablative mɨzeyɨmona mɨzeyɨaɨmona
instrumental mɨzeyɨdo mɨzeyɨaɨdo
causal mɨzeyɨri mɨzeyɨaɨri
privative mɨzeyɨnino mɨzeyɨaɨnino
sequential mɨzeyɨnona mɨzeyɨaɨnona

References

  • Katarina Izabela Wojtylak (2015), “Fruits for Animals: Hunting Avoidance Speech Style in Murui (Witoto, Northwest Amazonia)”, in Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society, volume 41, number 41, pages 545-562
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