biyama

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

From biya (“arrival”) +‎ -ma, referring to the fact that a maternal uncle wasn't considered a blood relative.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbi.d͡ʒa.ma]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ya‧ma

Noun

biyama (plural biyatɨaɨ)

  1. maternal uncle

References
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 38
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