okoju

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Kari'na[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cariban *ôkôju; compare Apalaí okoi, Trió ëkëi, Wayana ëkëi, Waiwai okoyi, Akawaio ököi, Macushi îkîi, Pemon okoi, Ye'kwana ököyu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (West Suriname) IPA(key): [okoːju]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [oɡoːju]

Noun[edit]

okoju (possessed okojuru)

  1. (Suriname) snake

References[edit]

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 327
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “okoyu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 331; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 324
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