àkàpo

Kari'na

Etymology

From àka (“shadow, spirit”) +‎ -`po (uncontrolledly or formerly possessed suffix). Compare the formations of Apalaí akuaryhpyry, Ye'kwana ökatomjüdü.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [ahkaho]
• (Suriname) IPA^(key): [ahkahpo]

Noun

àkàpo

1. ghost, spirit of a dead person

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 216
• Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “ahkaho”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎^[2], University of Oregon, page 707