Apalaí

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *konopo; compare Kari'na konopo, Trió konopo, Wayana kopë, Panare kano', Macushi kono', Pemon konok, Ye'kwana konojo, Yao (South America) kenape.

Noun

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konopo

  1. rain

Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *konopo; compare Apalaí konopo, Trió konopo, Wayana kopë, Panare kano', Macushi kono', Pemon konok, Ye'kwana konojo, Yao (South America) kenape.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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konopo (possessed konopory)

  1. rain

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 298
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “konopo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 225; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 219
  • Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “konopo”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume[3], University of Oregon, page 751

Trió

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *konopo; compare Apalaí konopo, Kari'na konopo, Wayana kopë, Panare kano', Macushi kono', Pemon konok, Ye'kwana konojo, Yao (South America) kenape.

Noun

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konopo

  1. rain