àkaryka

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Kari'na

Etymology

From àka (“shadow, spirit”) +‎ -ry +‎ ka (“to take away”). Compare Akawaio a'kwarïka, Ye'kwana öökatonka.

Pronunciation

Verb

àkaryka (transitive)

  1. to frighten, to scare
  2. to make suffer, to torture

Derived terms

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 217
  • Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “ahkaryka”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎, University of Oregon, page 707
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