okupàen

Kari'na

Kari'na cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : okupàen

Alternative forms

• okupaime (West Suriname)
• okopaime (Guyana, Venezuela)

Etymology

Possibly a crystalized compound of oko (“two”) +‎ pai (“maybe”, particle) +‎ me (“(functioning) as”).

Pronunciation

• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [oʔkubaʔẽ]

Numeral

ókupàen

1. (East Suriname) four

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 107