tamusi

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Kari'na[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from tamu (“grandfather”); compare Apalaí tamuxi, Trió tamusi, Wayana tamusi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [tamuhʃi]
  • (Suriname) IPA(key): [tamuːʃi]

Noun[edit]

tamusi (possessed tamusiry) (as a term of address)

  1. grandfather
  2. old man

Alternative forms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

tamusi (possessed tamusiry)

  1. God

References[edit]

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 379
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “támusi”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 454; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 443
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