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Kari'na
Etymology
Compare Akawaio peya'.
Pronunciation
Noun
pèja (possessed pèjary)
- shore, waterside
- harbor
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 341
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “peya”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 373; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 364