woryi
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Kari'na[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (Venezuela) IPA(key): [βoːɺ̢i]
- (West Suriname) IPA(key): [ʋoːɺ̢ɨj]
- (East Suriname) IPA(key): [woːɺ̢ɨj]
Noun[edit]
woryi (possessed woryiry, plural woryijan)
References[edit]
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], 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[2], Paris, 1956, page 520