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Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV amuku
Brazilian standard amuuku
New Tribes amuucu

Pronunciation

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Verb

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amuku

  1. (transitive) to collect a fine

References

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

Yoruba

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Àmukù sìgá

Etymology

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From à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ mu (to drink; to smoke) +‎ (to remain).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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àmukù

  1. (cigarette) butt
  2. leftover of a drink