wàto
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Kari'na[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cariban *wapoto; compare Apalaí (w)apoto, (w)ahto, Trió mahto, Wayana wapot, Waiwai wehto, Panare wajto, Akawaio apo', Macushi apo', Pemon apok, Ye'kwana wa'to, Yao (South America) ouapoto.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wàto (possessed wàtory)
References[edit]
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 424
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “wato”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 509; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 498