wàto
Kari'na edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Cariban *wapoto; compare Apalaí (w)apoto, (w)ahto, Trió mahto, Wayana wapot, Waiwai wehto, Panare wajto, Akawaio apo', Macushi apo', Pemon apok, Ye'kwana wa'to, Yao (South America) ouapoto.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wàto (possessed wàtory)
References edit
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 424
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “wato”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 509; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 498