kurijara

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Etymology

Compare Trió kurijara, Wayana kulijala, Akawaio kuriyara, Macushi kuriyara, Pemon kuriyara, Ye'kwana kudiyada, as well as Lokono koriara.

Pronunciation

Noun

kurijara (possessed kurijarary)

  1. curiara, dugout canoe

Descendants

  • Spanish: curiara
    • English: curiara
  • Sranan Tongo: kruyara

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 306
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kuriala”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 248; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 243