awana

See also: ą́wąną

Chamicuro

Noun

awana

1. mouth

Quechua

Etymology

From away (“to weave”) +‎ -na (future participle).

Noun

awana

1. loom
2. tissue

Declension

declension of awana

	singular	plural
nominative	awana	awanakuna
accusative	awanata	awanakunata
dative	awanaman	awanakunaman
genitive	awanap	awanakunap
locative	awanapi	awanakunapi
terminative	awanakama	awanakunakama
ablative	awanamanta	awanakunamanta
instrumental	awanawan	awanakunawan
comitative	awanantin	awanakunantin
abessive	awanannaq	awanakunannaq
comparative	awanahina	awanakunahina
causative	awanarayku	awanakunarayku
benefactive	awanapaq	awanakunapaq
associative	awanapura	awanakunapura
distributive	awananka	awanakunanka
exclusive	awanalla	awanakunalla

possessive forms of awana

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	awanay	awanaykuna
accusative	awanayta	awanaykunata
dative	awanayman	awanaykunaman
genitive	awanaypa	awanaykunap
locative	awanaypi	awanaykunapi
terminative	awanaykama	awanaykunakama
ablative	awanaymanta	awanaykunamanta
instrumental	awanaywan	awanaykunawan
comitative	awanaynintin	awanaykunantin
abessive	awanayninnaq	awanaykunannaq
comparative	awanayhina	awanaykunahina
causative	awanayrayku	awanaykunarayku
benefactive	awanaypaq	awanaykunapaq
associative	awanaypura	awanaykunapura
distributive	awanayninka	awanaykunanka
exclusive	awanaylla	awanaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	awanayki	awanaykikuna
accusative	awanaykita	awanaykikunata
dative	awanaykiman	awanaykikunaman
genitive	awanaykipa	awanaykikunap
locative	awanaykipi	awanaykikunapi
terminative	awanaykikama	awanaykikunakama
ablative	awanaykimanta	awanaykikunamanta
instrumental	awanaykiwan	awanaykikunawan
comitative	awanaykintin	awanaykikunantin
abessive	awanaykinnaq	awanaykikunannaq
comparative	awanaykihina	awanaykikunahina
causative	awanaykirayku	awanaykikunarayku
benefactive	awanaykipaq	awanaykikunapaq
associative	awanaykipura	awanaykikunapura
distributive	awanaykinka	awanaykikunanka
exclusive	awanaykilla	awanaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	awanan	awanankuna
accusative	awananta	awanankunata
dative	awananman	awanankunaman
genitive	awananpa	awanankunap
locative	awananpi	awanankunapi
terminative	awanankama	awanankunakama
ablative	awananmanta	awanankunamanta
instrumental	awananwan	awanankunawan
comitative	awananintin	awanankunantin
abessive	awananninnaq	awanankunannaq
comparative	awananhina	awanankunahina
causative	awananrayku	awanankunarayku
benefactive	awananpaq	awanankunapaq
associative	awananpura	awanankunapura
distributive	awananinka	awanankunanka
exclusive	awananlla	awanankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	awananchik	awananchikkuna
accusative	awananchikta	awananchikkunata
dative	awananchikman	awananchikkunaman
genitive	awananchikpa	awananchikkunap
locative	awananchikpi	awananchikkunapi
terminative	awananchikkama	awananchikkunakama
ablative	awananchikmanta	awananchikkunamanta
instrumental	awananchikwan	awananchikkunawan
comitative	awananchiknintin	awananchikkunantin
abessive	awananchikninnaq	awananchikkunannaq
comparative	awananchikhina	awananchikkunahina
causative	awananchikrayku	awananchikkunarayku
benefactive	awananchikpaq	awananchikkunapaq
associative	awananchikpura	awananchikkunapura
distributive	awananchikninka	awananchikkunanka
exclusive	awananchiklla	awananchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	awanayku	awanaykukuna
accusative	awanaykuta	awanaykukunata
dative	awanaykuman	awanaykukunaman
genitive	awanaykupa	awanaykukunap
locative	awanaykupi	awanaykukunapi
terminative	awanaykukama	awanaykukunakama
ablative	awanaykumanta	awanaykukunamanta
instrumental	awanaykuwan	awanaykukunawan
comitative	awanaykuntin	awanaykukunantin
abessive	awanaykunnaq	awanaykukunannaq
comparative	awanaykuhina	awanaykukunahina
causative	awanaykurayku	awanaykukunarayku
benefactive	awanaykupaq	awanaykukunapaq
associative	awanaykupura	awanaykukunapura
distributive	awanaykunka	awanaykukunanka
exclusive	awanaykulla	awanaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	awanaykichik	awanaykichikkuna
accusative	awanaykichikta	awanaykichikkunata
dative	awanaykichikman	awanaykichikkunaman
genitive	awanaykichikpa	awanaykichikkunap
locative	awanaykichikpi	awanaykichikkunapi
terminative	awanaykichikkama	awanaykichikkunakama
ablative	awanaykichikmanta	awanaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	awanaykichikwan	awanaykichikkunawan
comitative	awanaykichiknintin	awanaykichikkunantin
abessive	awanaykichikninnaq	awanaykichikkunannaq
comparative	awanaykichikhina	awanaykichikkunahina
causative	awanaykichikrayku	awanaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	awanaykichikpaq	awanaykichikkunapaq
associative	awanaykichikpura	awanaykichikkunapura
distributive	awanaykichikninka	awanaykichikkunanka
exclusive	awanaykichiklla	awanaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	awananku	awanankukuna
accusative	awanankuta	awanankukunata
dative	awanankuman	awanankukunaman
genitive	awanankupa	awanankukunap
locative	awanankupi	awanankukunapi
terminative	awanankukama	awanankukunakama
ablative	awanankumanta	awanankukunamanta
instrumental	awanankuwan	awanankukunawan
comitative	awanankuntin	awanankukunantin
abessive	awanankunnaq	awanankukunannaq
comparative	awanankuhina	awanankukunahina
causative	awanankurayku	awanankukunarayku
benefactive	awanankupaq	awanankukunapaq
associative	awanankupura	awanankukunapura
distributive	awanankunka	awanankukunanka
exclusive	awanankulla	awanankukunalla

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	awana
Brazilian standard	awaana
New Tribes	awaana

Alternative forms

• öwana (Brazil)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [awaːna]

Noun

awana

1. protection, protective substance
   1. bodypaint
   2. the priprioca sedge, Cyperus articulatus

Derived terms

• awanaichö

 

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “awana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “äwaana”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎^[2], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
• Hall, Katherine (2007) “wānai”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎^[3], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
• Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎^[4], Santa Barbara: University of California, page 227: “awana”
• Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris‎^[5], corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 209: “awaana”