Inoningayaque Yoque
Clans and Clan Washing
Clan Names
Clan Man Member Woman Member
Chiquenone (pl.) Chiquenoi Chiquejnoro
Chiquenone u yoque. Chiqueno yu. Chiquejnoro yu.
We are Chiquenone. I am a Chiquenoi. I am a Chiquenoro.
Picanerane (pl.) Picanerai Picaneré
Picanerane u yoque. Picaneraque yu. Picaneré yu.
We are Picanerane. I am a Picanerai. I am a Picaneré.
Dosapéode (pl.) Dosapei Dosapé
Dosapéode u yoque. Dosapeque yu. Dosapé yu.
We are Dosapéode. I am a Dosapei. I am a Dosapé
Juruminone (pl.) Jurumini Juruminé
Juruminone u yoque. Jurumite yu. Juruminé yu.
We are Juruminone. I am a Jurumini. I am a Juruminé.
Etacórone (pl.) Étacõri Étacõro
Etacórone u yoque. Étacõre yu. Étacõro yu
We are Etacórone. I am an Étacõri. I am an Étacõro.
Posorajane (pl.) Posorajãi Posíjñoro
Posorajane u yoque. Posorajã yu. Posíjñoro yu.
We are Posorajane. I am a Posorajãi. I am a Posíjñoro.
Cutamurajane (pl.) Cutamurajãi Cutamijñoro
Cutamurajane u yoque. Cutamurajã yu. Cutamijñoro yu.
We are Cutamurajane. I am a Cutamurajãi. I am a Cutamijñoro.
Washing someone into a Clan:
I will tell what happens when we are clan-washed by someone.
When the ones who wash us are women, we say to them: “Mother.”
And if men, we say to them: “Father.”
And they say to us: “Little brother.”
Oidabiadaté is of the Jnuruminone Clan, so Juan would call her: “Mother.”
She would say to him: “My dear grown son.”
Conversely, all of us who have been washed by Chiquenone clan members would say to you: “Sister.”
Now you would say to me: “Little brother.”
They clan wash for different reasons:
- Since Ayoreos protect their relatives, we might want to be clan-washed for protection.
- They give free food to those they wash.
- They give their possessions to the ones they wash and do not charge them.
When washed, they don’t lose their first clan name, it sticks to them.
Oidábiadé – Campo Loro, Paraguay – 1988.
Transcribed and translated to English by: Maxine Morarie.
