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Kari'na
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *amutun, *arimutun; compare Akawaio aimutun, Macushi aimutun, Pemon aimutun.
Pronunciation
Noun
amùn (possessed amùnu)
- white color, whiteness
Derived terms
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 226
- 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, Paris, 1956, page 84
- Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “amunu”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume, University of Oregon, page 713