waitopo

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Kari'na

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From (w)ai (to become) +‎ -topo (instrumental nominalizer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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waitopo (possessed waitopory) (East Suriname)

  1. place
  2. village
  3. dwelling place, home, habitation

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 420
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “e'i-ťopo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 129; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 129