akami

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Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

akami

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あかみ

Kari'na[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Trió akami, Akawaio akami, Pemon yakami, Macushi akami, as well as Wayampi yakami, Sranan Tongo kamikami.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA(key): [akaːmi]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [aɡaːmi]

Noun[edit]

akami (possessed akamiry)

  1. the agami or grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans

Descendants[edit]

  • French: agami

References[edit]

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 216
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “akami”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 69; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 72

Scots[edit]

Noun[edit]

akami

  1. Shetland form of akamy

References[edit]