kymonjaro

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *kɨmjamo (second-person collective pronoun) + *rô (emphatic particle), the former from *kɨnmô (second-person singular pronoun) + *-jamo (collective suffix), but later analogically rebuilt. Analogous forms in other Cariban languages are similarly formed from various dual/non-collective forms combined with various collective and emphatic suffixes in different orders. Compare Apalaí kymarokomo, Trió kïmënjamo, Wayana kunmëlamkom, Hixkaryana kàwyamo, Waiwai kïwyam, Akawaio kïmyamro, Ye'kwana künwanno.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [kɨmɰoɲɲaːɺ̢o]

Pronoun

kymonjáro

1. (Venezuela) the first-person inclusive plural pronoun; all of us, me and all of you, we (inclusive)

   Synonyms: (East Suriname) kỳkaron, (West Suriname) kỳkaro

Inflection

Kari'na personal pronouns

	singular	dual	plural
first person exclusive	awu	nàna, ànaW	nàna, ànaW
first person inclusive	—	kỳko, kymoroV	kỳkaro(n), kymonjároV
second person	amoro	—	amyjaro(n), amonjároV
third person	(use demonstratives)
V. Venezuelan dialect. W. West Surinamese dialect.

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 52, 310
• Álvarez, José (2016) Esbozo de una gramática de la lengua kari’ña‎^[2], Maracaibo, page 49