aama

See also: a'ama, ˀaama, ǂʼaama, and A.A.M.A.

Murui Huitoto

aama
Root	Classifier
aama-	—

Etymology

Cognate with Minica Huitoto aama and Nüpode Huitoto aama.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːma]
• Hyphenation: aa‧ma

Noun

aama

1. brother (to a brother)
   • 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:2, page 5:

     Judá mɨcorɨ amatɨaɨ mɨcorɨaɨ moo jɨaɨ Jacob mɨcorɨ.

     The late Juda's late brothers' father was also the late Jacob.

Declension

Declension of aama

	singular	plural	kinship plural
absolutive	aama	aamaɨaɨ	aatɨaɨ
nominative	aamadɨ	aamaɨaɨdɨ	aatɨaɨdɨ
accusative	aamana	aamaɨaɨna	aatɨaɨna
dative/locative	aamamo	aamaɨaɨmo	aatɨaɨmo
ablative	aamamona	aamaɨaɨmona	aatɨaɨmona
instrumental	aamado	aamaɨaɨdo	aatɨaɨdo
causal	aamari	aamaɨaɨri	aatɨaɨri
privative	aamanino	aamaɨaɨnino	aatɨaɨnino
sequential	aamanona	aamaɨaɨnona	aatɨaɨnona

(sometimes proscribed):

Declension of aama

	singular	plural	kinship plural
absolutive	aama	aamaɨaɨ	aamatɨaɨ
nominative	aamadɨ	aamaɨaɨdɨ	aamatɨaɨdɨ
accusative	aamana	aamaɨaɨna	aamatɨaɨna
dative/locative	aamamo	aamaɨaɨmo	aamatɨaɨmo
ablative	aamamona	aamaɨaɨmona	aamatɨaɨmona
instrumental	aamado	aamaɨaɨdo	aamatɨaɨdo
causal	aamari	aamaɨaɨri	aamatɨaɨri
privative	aamanino	aamaɨaɨnino	aamatɨaɨnino
sequential	aamanona	aamaɨaɨnona	aamatɨaɨnona

References

• Shirley Burtch (1983), Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 24
• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017), A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 150