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Kari'na
Etymology
Apparently from a form such as Proto-Cariban *ôkuwa; compare Apalaí akua, Akawaio auka, Pemon auka. However, compare also Kari'na akatompo, Waiwai ekatï, Pemon ekaton, and Ye'kwana ökato from Proto-Cariban *ôkatu (“shadow, spirit”), probably a derivative or else a relative of the same term.
Pronunciation
Noun
àka (possessed àkary)
- shadow
- reflection
- spirit of a person, invisible double, soul
Derived terms
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 216
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “aka”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 69; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 71
- Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “ahkary”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume, University of Oregon, page 707