paranakyry

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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Compound of parana (sea) +‎ kyry (young man, related to wokyry), thus literally “(young) man of the sea”. Compare Trió paranakïrï, Waiwai paranakarï, Akawaio paranakïrï, Pemon paranakürü.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paranakyry (possessed paranakyryry) (Suriname)

  1. white person, European
  2. stranger

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 337
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “parana”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 361; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 353