biyama

== Murui Huitoto == === Etymology === Equivalent to biya (“arrival”) +‎ -ma, referring to the fact that a maternal uncle wasn't considered a blood relative. Cognates include Minica Huitoto biyama and Nüpode Huitoto biyama. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbid͡ʒama] Hyphenation: bi‧ya‧ma === Noun === biyama maternal uncle ==== Declension ==== === References === Shirley Burtch (1983), Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[1] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 35 Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017), A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 38