karìna

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *karipona (person).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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karìna (possessed karìnary)

  1. human, person
  2. Amerindian
  3. Carib/Kari'na person specifically

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Numeral

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karìna

  1. (as a component in other numerals) twenty

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 1, 293
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kalińa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 191; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 185