hopataly

Yao (South America)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *pota. The -ly ending continues the Proto-Cariban possessed suffix *-rɨ. Compare Kari'na pota.

Noun

hopataly

1. mouth

Further reading

• de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642