ỳpori

Kari'na

Etymology

Perhaps derived from pori (“leg”). Also compare Apalaí ipori, Trió ipëri, Wayana poli.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [hoɺ̢i]
• (Suriname) IPA^(key): [hpoɺ̢i]

Noun

ỳpori (possessed ỳporiry)

1. (Suriname) lower course of a river

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 438
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “iṕolirï”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 182; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 177
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “poli”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 380; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[3], Paris, 1956, page 371