Kari'na

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Etymology

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From ijoroko (now meaning “savannah dog”, formerly probably *“evil spirit”) +‎ -ran (one having (a mass noun)), with the former element from Proto-Cariban *ijoroko (evil spirit); compare Apalaí joroko, Trió joroko, Wayana jolok, Pemon iworok, Ye'kwana Odo'sha, as well as (from non-Cariban languages) Lokono jaloko.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ijoròkan (possessed ijoròkany)

  1. evil spirit, devil

Descendants

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  • Sranan Tongo: yorka

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 272
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “yoroka”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 551; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 541