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Iquito dictionary: Example 37

Word senses:

  • ajáaja   husband, affectionate vocative term used by a wife to address her husband
  • juu   “hello!”, “hey!”, interjection used at the beginning of an interaction to greet someone, or to attract their attention, e.g., when approaching someone’s house in order to speak to them, or in response to a conversational opening of a similar sort, similar to the use of “yes” or “yeah” in English
Juu, saakaá tɨɨ, ajáaja?
Yeah, what is it, husband?

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Iquito dictionary by Lev Michael and Christine Beier

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