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Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *wôrɨti; compare Apalaí (w)oryxi, Trió wëri, Wayana wëlïi, Akawaio wuri, Macushi wîri, Pemon wörü, Ye'kwana wodi, Yao (South America) waryee.
Pronunciation
Noun
woryi (possessed woryiry, plural woryijan)
- woman
- Antonym: wokyry
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 429
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “wori”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 531; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 520