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Etymology
Compound of oruwa (“three”) + tòima (“crossed over”, contraction of tywopyima (“(it is) crossed over”)).
Pronunciation
Numeral
óruwa-tòima
- (East Suriname) eight
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 107