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òkato in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Kari'na
Etymology
Compare Ye'kwana ö'wattö (“hammock”).
Pronunciation
Noun
òkato (possessed òkatory)
- large hammock with a tight weave
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 327
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “okato”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 330; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 322