karìna

See also: karina, Karina, and Karīna

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kaɺ̢iʔɲa]

Noun

karìna (possessed karìnary)

  1. human, person
  2. Amerindian
  3. Carib/Kari'na person specifically

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Akawaio: kari'na
  • → English: Kari'na, Kari'nja, Kalina, Karìna, Kariña, Carina, Cari'na, Kalinya
  • → Ye'kwana: kadi'ña
  • → Pemon: kari'na

Numeral

karìna

  1. (as a component in other numerals) twenty

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 1, 293
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kalińa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 191; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 185
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