irokon
Kari'na edit
Etymology edit
From iro (inanimate singular anaphoric demonstrative pronoun) + -kon (plural suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Venezuela) IPA(key): [joːkõ]
- (West Suriname) IPA(key): [idʝoːkõ]
- (East Suriname) IPA(key): [iɾoʔkõ]
Pronoun edit
irokon
- the inanimate plural anaphoric demonstrative pronoun; these (aforementioned), these that were just spoken of
Inflection edit
Kari'na demonstratives
| category | inanimate pronoun | animate pronoun | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| proximal | visible | ero | erokon | mose | mòsaro(n), mojan, mòsékonV |
| invisible | eny | enykon | |||
| medial | — | — | mòko | mòkaro(n) | |
| distal | visible | moro | morokon | moky | mòkan, mókykonV |
| invisible | mony | monykon | |||
| anaphoric | iro | irokon | inoro | inaro(n), inorokonV | |
| V. Venezuelan dialect. | |||||