pepeito

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Kari'na

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *pepeitô. Compare Trió pepei, Akawaio peseto, Ye'kwana jejeichö, jejenchö, Yao (South America) pepeïte.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pepeito (possessed pepeitory)

  1. (Suriname) wind

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 342
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “pepeiťo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 368; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 360