ikùpo
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Kari'na[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Cariban *ikutupô; compare Apalaí ikuhpo, Trió ikutupë, Wayana ikutpë, Akawaio iku'pö, Macushi iku'pî, Pemon iku'pö, Ye'kwana ku'jö. By surface analysis, i- + kun (“abundance of water, rainy season”) + -`po.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ikùpo (possessed ikùpory)
References[edit]
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 274
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ku”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 230; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 224