anitáaki amákɨɨri thatch weaving style (White-lipped Peccary path)

Part of Speech noun
Irregular Plural anitáaki amákɨɨriwa
Root anitáaki amákɨɨri
    • thatch weaving style (White-lipped Peccary path)

Related entries

  • Main Entry:
    • anitáaki masiiri ‘fleeing White-Lipped Peccary’ style of weaving <iitaari>, ‘crisneja’ thatch, in which the <ijáwɨɨmɨ> (‘irapay’) palm frond stems that wrap around the palm wood lath are tied in a way that yields a herringbone pattern running along the lath
  • Subentry:
    • amakɨ path, trail, or road. This term was traditionally used for forest paths and trails, but has been extended in to include roads and highways
    • anitáaki ‘huangana’, the larger of the two peccary species, superficially similar to a wild pig. The <anitáaki> was traditionally a very important game animal