arawone

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Akawaio arawne.

Pronunciation

(Venezuela) IPA^(key): [aɺ̢aːβone]

(West Suriname) IPA^(key): [aɺ̢aːʋone]

(East Suriname) IPA^(key): [aɺ̢aːwone]

Noun

arawone (possessed arawonery)

the yellow lapacho, Handroanthus serratifolius

Descendants

→ Spanish: araguaney
- → English: araguaney

References

Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 238
Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “arawone”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 99; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 100

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