o'nomjö

== Ye'kwana == === Alternative forms === o'nomja (Caura River dialect) ö'nömja (Cunucunuma River dialect) === Etymology === Apparently from öt- (intransitivizer) +‎ e'nomja (“to leave behind”), although the expected form would be *oto'nomja. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [oʔnomm̥ə] === Verb === o'nomjö (Caura River dialect, intransitive, agentive) to remain, to stay, to be left === References === Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “o'nomjö, e'nomja”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon Hall, Katherine Lee (1988), The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 229: “[wë'nẹ̈mha] 'I stay'”