ya'ka

See also: yaka and þaka

Maquiritari

Verb

ya'ka

to clear a field or garden in slash-and-burn agriculture; to assart
to burn something in the context of slash-and-burn agriculture
to fell or cut down in the context of slash-and-burn agriculture

References

Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).

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