minñaatö tukatojo

Ye'kwana

Etymology

From minñaatö (“Heteropsis vine”) +‎ tuka +‎ -tojo (instrumental nominalizer).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [minɲaːtə tukaːtohʷo]

Noun

minñaatö tukatojo

  1. a Heteropsis (Araceae) spp. vine of lesser sturdiness, used to complete the outside of a basket and form its design

References
  • Carlsson, Erica (2012) Understanding Influences on Harvesting Species of the Genus Heteropsis and Basket Production by Indigenous Ye’kwana of the Orinoco Basin, Venezuela‎, University of Florida, page 22
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