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Kari'na
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *pakira; compare Apalaí pakira, Trió pakira, Wayana pakila, Akawaio pakira, Pemon pakira, Ye'kwana jakiya, Yao (South America) pockiero.
Pronunciation
Noun
pakira (possessed pakirary)
- the collared peccary, Dicotyles tajacu
Descendants
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 334
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pakira”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 355; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 347
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Kari'na pakira.
Noun
pakira
- Collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu)