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Etymology
Borrowed from Kari'na kurijara.
Noun
kruyara
- curiara, dugout, hollowed-out canoe, pirogue
1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]:Kuljara va ju no habi bunne hudu, da buba soso- Your canoe doesn't have proper wood, it's just sapwood.
1874, W. Boekhoudt, Uit mijn verleden. Bijdrage tot de kennis van Suriname [From my past. Contribution to the knowledge of Suriname], Winschoten: J.D. van der Veen, page 95:Joe si boenboen kroejara soengoe, kaba joe aksi iffi mi foetoe natti.- You saw full well that the canoe sank, now you ask me if my feet got wet.
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