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Kari'na
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *torono, with metathesis; compare Apalaí torono, Trió tonoro, Akawaio toron, Macushi toron, Pemon torono, toron, Ye'kwana tonodo.
Pronunciation
Noun
tonoro (possessed tonorory)
- bird
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 389
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “tonoro”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 466; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 456
Trió
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *torono, with metathesis; compare Apalaí torono, Kari'na tonoro, Akawaio toron, Macushi toron, Pemon torono, toron, Ye'kwana tonodo.
Noun
tonoro
- bird