Yao (South America)

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Cariban , *jô. The -lii ending continues the Proto-Cariban possessed suffix *-rɨ. Compare Ye'kwana yedü.

Noun

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hoieelii

  1. tooth

Further reading

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  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642
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