Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *ikutupô; compare Apalaí ikuhpo, Trió ikutupë, Wayana ikutpë, Akawaio iku'pö, Macushi iku'pî, Pemon iku'pö, Ye'kwana ku'jö. By surface analysis, i- +‎ kun (abundance of water, rainy season) +‎ -`po.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ikùpo (possessed ikùpory)

  1. lake, pool, puddle, pond

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 274
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ku”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 230; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 224