ùmari

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *upumari; compare Trió pumari, Wayana pumali. By surface analysis, upu (head) +‎ mari (root of marity (down, feathers)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ùmari (possessed ùmariry)

  1. crown of feathers, feather headdress

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 412
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “umari”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 477; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 467