Ye'kwana

== English == === Alternative forms === Ye'kuana, Yekuana, Yecuana, Yekuhana, Yequana === Etymology === Borrowed from Ye'kwana ye'kwana. === Proper noun === Ye'kwana A Cariban language of Venezuela and Brazil. Synonyms: Maquiritari, Maiongong The northeastern dialect of this language, characterized by the presence of y where the De’kwana dialect has d. === Noun === Ye'kwana (plural Ye'kwana) A speaker of Ye’kwana or member of a Ye’kwana-speaking tribe. Synonyms: Maquiritari, Maiongong === Further reading === Ethnologue entry for Ye'kwana, mch ⁠ == Ye'kwana == === Alternative forms === Dhe'kwana, De'kwana (Cunucunuma River dialect) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɟeʔkʷana] === Proper noun === Ye'kwana (Caura River dialect, Ye'kwana mythology) synonym of Wanatu (“the first created Ye’kwana, made by Wanadi from the clay of Mount Dekuana”) === Noun === Ye'kwana (Caura River dialect) alternative form of ye'kwana (“Ye'kwana”) === References === Guss, David M. (1989), To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 7–8