mema
| Pronunciation | [mḛma̰] |
| Definition | The sound of a sloth crying |
| Sensory Modality | Emotion SOUND |
| Paralinguistic Description | There is a pathetic quality in the intonational expression of this ideophone, which communicates the sloth's sad, human baby-like cry. Most ideophones expressive of sound alone are not accompanied by gestures. Video 2, however, shows the speaker repeating this ideophone while she gestures with a downward movement at each repetition. |
| Transcription | mḛma̰a̰ mḛma̰a̰ mḛma̰a̰ niɕka ɕina ujaɾiuk kaɾumanda ujakpiga piwa wawata wakaŋ niɕa ɾikukpi |
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| Transcription | mḛma̰a̰ mḛma̰a̰ mḛma̰a̰ wakaŋga ɕuk puɾiu ujakpi |
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Nuckolls, Janis. 2025. mema. The Quechua Ideophonic Dictionary. Online: https://quechuarealwords.byu.edu/?ideophone=meme.
