-pí

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Caranqui

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Chachi pi (water; river).

Suffix

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-pí

  1. A suffix found in the names of places which are or are near rivers or bodies of water, generally taken to mean "water" and/or "river".

References

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  • Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes