waitopo

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Kari'na[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From (w)ai (“to become”) +‎ -topo (instrumental nominalizer).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [wajhcobo]

Noun[edit]

waitopo (possessed waitopory) (East Suriname)

  1. place
  2. village
  3. dwelling place, home, habitation

References[edit]

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 420
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “e'i-ťopo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 129; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 129
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