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Kari'na
Etymology
Compare Apalaí orinato, Wayana arinat, Pemon arinatu.
Pronunciation
Noun
arìnatu (possessed arìnaturu)
- (Suriname) comal, smooth flat griddle or pan used to cook cassava bread
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 2, 240
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “arińatu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 103; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 104
- Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “ari'njatu”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume, University of Oregon, page 718