Kari'na edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Cariban *amutun, *arimutun; compare Akawaio aimutun, Macushi aimutun, Pemon aimutun.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

amùn (possessed amùnu)

  1. white color, whiteness

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 226
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “amu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 82; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 84
  • Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “amunu”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume[3], University of Oregon, page 713