tamusi

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. grandfather
  2. old man

Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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tamusi (possessed tamusiry)

  1. God

References

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  • 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