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Kari'na
Pronunciation
Noun
kawana (possessed kawanary)
- the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 295
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kawana”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 214; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 207
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “wayamu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 511; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 500
Laboya
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ka-)wanan, from Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.
Adjective
kawana
- right (direction)
- Antonym: kalí
References
- Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “kawana”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 48
- Laboya in Austronesian Comparative Dictionary