kijere

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Wayana seere, Macushi kîse, Pemon küsere, Ye'kwana kiyede / küdhede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kijeːɾe]

Noun

kijere (possessed ỳkerery)

1. manioc, cassava, yuca, Manihot esculenta

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 296
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ki’erë”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 217; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 211
• Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “kiere”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎^[3], University of Oregon, page 750