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Kari'na
Etymology
Compare Wayana seere, Macushi kîse, Pemon küsere, Ye'kwana kiyede / küdhede.
Pronunciation
Noun
kijere (possessed ỳkerery)
- manioc, cassava, yuca, Manihot esculenta
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 296
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ki’erë”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 217; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 211
- Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “kiere”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume, University of Oregon, page 750