ájaana yaawɨ́ɨni dry season; a period of relatively infrequent rains, [...]

Part of Speech noun
Literal Meaning strong sun day
Root ájaana yaawɨ́ɨni
    • dry season; a period of relatively infrequent rains, characterized by an abundance of sunny weather and dropping or low rivers
      • Example 40:
        Ájaana yaawɨɨ́ni=kari, maasiáana jimɨ́nati iíkii.
        In the dry season, there are lots of horseflies.

Related entries

  • Subentry:
    • ajaana strong sun or sunlight, said of the strong light and heat from the sun, e.g, as is typical of a cloudless day near the equator, as opposed to the celestial body as such (<nunamija>) / bright, sunny, clear weather, or a day with such weather. In Iquito territory, such days often become so hot by noon that working outside is arduous
    • yaawɨ́ɨni day, referring both to the period of light during the 24 hour cycle of day and night, and to the entirety of the cycle itself / season, or period of time considerably longer than a day, such as the season in which a particular insect or fruit is abundant, e.g., <jimɨ́nati yaawɨ́ɨni> ‘horsefly season’ / an occasion, instance, or time when some event takes place