susu yaichuumadü

Maquiritari

Etymology

From susu (“breast milk”) +‎ yaichuuma (“to blow, to bless”) +‎ -dü (action nominalizer).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [susu ɟajt͡ʃuːmaɾ̠ɨ]

Noun

susu yaichuumadü

  1. chant performed before a baby’s first breastfeeding to eliminate the ritual pollution (amoi) present in the milk

References
  • Gongora, Majoí Fávero (2017) Ääma ashichaato: replicações, transformações, pessoas e cantos entre os Ye’kwana do rio Auaris‎, corrected edition, São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo, page 178
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