Kari'na edit

Etymology edit

Compare Akawaio kurewakïi, Pemon kurewakei.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [kuɺ̢eːβako]
  • (West Suriname) IPA(key): [kuɺ̢eːʋako]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [kuɺ̢eːwaɡo]

Noun edit

kurewako (possessed kurewakory)

  1. parrot

References edit

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 306
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kurewako”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 248; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 243