arìnatu

Kari'na

Alternative forms

• arinatu (Venezuela)

Etymology

Compare Apalaí orinato, Wayana arinat, Pemon arinatu.

Pronunciation

• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [aɺ̢iʔɲatu]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [aɺ̢iʔɲadu]

Noun

arìnatu (possessed arìnaturu)

1. (Suriname) comal, smooth flat griddle or pan used to cook cassava bread

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 2, 240
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “arińatu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 103; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 104
• Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “ari'njatu”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎^[3], University of Oregon, page 718