atame

See also: átame

Spanish

Verb

atame

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of atar combined with me

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV atame
Brazilian standard ataame
New Tribes ataame

Etymology

From öt- (intransitivizer) +‎ ame (“to lick, to eat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ataːme]

Verb

atame

  1. (intransitive, agentive) to come to an end, to be over, to run out
    • 2008, speakers ‘Jdk’ and ‘Anl’ from Boca de Piña (ConvChurB.018–021), recorded in Cáceres, Natalia (2011), Grammaire Fonctionelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, page 337:
      Jdk. “Ye'kwana weichü natamei” ke wö'düadü.
      Anl. ¡Yaatamedü!
      Jdk. Tamedö natamei, wönwanö natamei, sü'na emi'chüdü natamei […]
      Jdk. I say that the Ye’kwana’s way of life has ended.
      Anl. It’s coming to an end!
      Jdk. Everything has ended, the dance has ended, taking dogs hunting has ended […]

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “atame”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[1], Lyon
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