manaty
Kari'na edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cariban *manatɨ; compare Apalaí manaty, Trió manatï, Akawaio manatï, Macushi manatî, Pemon manatü, manak, Yao (South America) mannatii.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
manaty (possessed manatyry)
Descendants edit
- → Spanish: manatí
References edit
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 312
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “manatï”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 267; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 262