Kari'na

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ty- +‎ amùn (white color) +‎ -re; compare Trió tamutune, Waiwai tumutwe, Pemon aimu'nan.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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tamùne

  1. being white

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 378
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “amu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 82; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 84