pàwu

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Kari'na[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cariban [Term?]; compare Trió pau, Wayana pau, Akawaio opa'wï, Pemon pa'wü.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pàwu (possessed pàwuru)

  1. (West Suriname) island

Proper noun[edit]

pàwu (possessed pàwuru) (West Suriname)

  1. Holland
  2. Europe

References[edit]

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 341
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pa’u”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 366; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 357
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