Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *kɨmjamo (second-person collective pronoun) + *rô (emphatic particle), the former from *kɨnmô (second-person singular pronoun) + *-jamo (collective suffix), but later analogically rebuilt. Analogous forms in other Cariban languages are similarly formed from various dual/non-collective forms combined with various collective and emphatic suffixes in different orders. Compare Apalaí kymarokomo, Trió kïmënjamo, Wayana kunmëlamkom, Hixkaryana kàwyamo, Waiwai kïwyam, Akawaio kïmyamro, Ye'kwana künwanno.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kymonjáro

  1. (Venezuela) the first-person inclusive plural pronoun; all of us, me and all of you, we (inclusive)
    Synonyms: (East Suriname) kỳkaron, (West Suriname) kỳkaro

Inflection

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References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 52, 310
  • Álvarez, José (2016) Esbozo de una gramática de la lengua kari’ña[2], Maracaibo, page 49