Ye'kwana

proper noun

A Cariban language of Venezuela and Brazil.

Similar
MaquiritariMaiongong
OriginYe'kwana ye'kwana →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ye'kuana · alternative Yekuana · alternative Yecuana · alternative Yekuhana · alternative Yequana

  1. A Cariban language of Venezuela and Brazil.

    Synonyms: Maquiritari, Maiongong

  2. The northeastern dialect of this language, characterized by the presence of y where the De’kwana dialect has d.
nounYe'kwana (plural Ye'kwana)

alternative Ye'kuana · alternative Yekuana · alternative Yecuana · alternative Yekuhana · alternative Yequana

  1. A speaker of Ye’kwana or member of a Ye’kwana-speaking tribe.

    Synonyms: Maquiritari, Maiongong

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA Cariban language of Venezuela and Brazil.

Similar
MaquiritariMaiongong

nounA speaker of Ye’kwana or member of a Ye’kwana-speaking tribe.

Similar
MaquiritariMaiongong
Also see
maiongkongmaiongongmaquiritari

Origin

  1. Ye'kwanaye'kwana
  2. EnglishYe'kwana

Borrowed from Ye'kwana ye'kwana.

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APA

Ye'kwana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ye'kwana

MLA

“Ye'kwana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ye'kwana. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ye'kwana,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ye'kwana.

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