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Kari'na
Etymology
From kò (“scream, cry, yell”) + -ma (verbalizer); compare Apalaí kohma, Wayana këkma, Akawaio kö'ma, Pemon köma.
Pronunciation
Verb
kòma
- (transitive) to call (someone)
Derived terms
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 298
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ko”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 219; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 213
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “koma”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 222; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 216
- Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “ko'ma”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume, University of Oregon, page 750