òwin

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See also: owin, OWIN, and owiń

Kari'na

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Kari'na cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : òwin

Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *tôwinô; compare Apalaí toiro, Trió tëinken, Waiwai tewine, Akawaio tïnïn, tikin, tewin, tègina, Macushi tiwin, Pemon teukin, Ye'kwana tooni, tawini, Yao (South America) tewyn.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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òwin

  1. one

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 107, 332
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “owin”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 351; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 343