aama

See also: ˀaama, ǂʼaama, and A.A.M.A.

Murui Huitoto
aama
RootClassifier
aama- —

Etymology

Cognate with Minica Huitoto aama and Nüpode Huitoto aama.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaːma]
  • Hyphenation: aa‧ma

Noun

aama

  1. brother (to a brother)
    • 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:2, page 5:
      Judá mɨcorɨ amatɨaɨ mɨcorɨaɨ moo jɨaɨ Jacob mɨcorɨ.
      The late Juda's late brothers' father was also the late Jacob.

Declension
Declension of aama
singular plural kinship plural
Absolutive aama aamaɨaɨ aatɨaɨ
Nominative aamadɨ aamaɨaɨdɨ aatɨaɨdɨ
Accusative aamana aamaɨaɨna aatɨaɨna
Dative/Locative aamamo aamaɨaɨmo aatɨaɨmo
Ablative aamamona aamaɨaɨmona aatɨaɨmona
Instrumental aamado aamaɨaɨdo aatɨaɨdo
Causal aamari aamaɨaɨri aatɨaɨri
Privative aamanino aamaɨaɨnino aatɨaɨnino

(sometimes proscribed):

Declension of aama
singular plural kinship plural
Absolutive aama aamaɨaɨ aamatɨaɨ
Nominative aamadɨ aamaɨaɨdɨ aamatɨaɨdɨ
Accusative aamana aamaɨaɨna aamatɨaɨna
Dative/Locative aamamo aamaɨaɨmo aamatɨaɨmo
Ablative aamamona aamaɨaɨmona aamatɨaɨmona
Instrumental aamado aamaɨaɨdo aamatɨaɨdo
Causal aamari aamaɨaɨri aamatɨaɨri
Privative aamanino aamaɨaɨnino aamatɨaɨnino

References
  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 24
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 150
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