aamoicha

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	aamoicha
Brazilian standard	aamoicha
New Tribes	aamoicha

Etymology

From amoi (“taboo thing”) +‎ -ta (verbalizer), with an additional prefix that renders the verb agentive (öt-?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːmojt͡ʃa]

Verb

aamoicha

1. (intransitive, agentive) to not do what is forbidden or prohibited

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aamoicha”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon