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aina jumy

Kari'na edit

Etymology edit

From aina (“hand”) +‎ jumy (possessed form of jumy (“father”)), thus literally ‘father of the hand’.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [aɲɲa ðumm(ɨ)]
  • (West Suriname) IPA(key): [ajʝa juːm(ɨ)]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [ajɲa juːm(ɨ)]

Noun edit

aina jumy (possessed ainary jumy)

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 213
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “aña”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 84; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 85
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