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Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *jumɨ; compare Apalaí jumy, Trió junme, Wayana jumï, Waiwai yïmï, Macushi yun, Pemon yun, Ye'kwana ümü.
Pronunciation
Noun
jumy (possessed jumy)
- father
- father’s brother; paternal uncle
- (Christianity) a term of address for God in prayers
Usage notes
The first-person possessed form has an alternative irregular variant: singular papa, plural papante.
Derived terms
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 287
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “yumaŋ̂”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 554; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 543
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “papa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 359; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 350