kòma

See also: koma, Koma, and kóma

Kari'na

Etymology

From kò (“scream, cry, yell”) +‎ -ma (verbalizer); compare Apalaí kohma, Wayana këkma, Akawaio kö'ma, Pemon köma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koʔma]

Verb

kòma

1. (transitive) to call (someone)

Derived terms

• aikòma

 

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 298
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ko”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 219; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 213
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “koma”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 222; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[3], Paris, 1956, page 216
• Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “ko'ma”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎^[4], University of Oregon, page 750