maakö

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Ye'kwana

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *masakô; compare Trió maakë, Kari'na mako, Wayana mësak, Apalaí masako, Waiwai masakï, Akawaio masa', Macushi masa', Pemon masak, as well as Sranan Tongo maku.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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maakö

  1. mosquito

References

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  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “maakö”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon