kymonjaro

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *kɨmjamo (second-person collective pronoun) + *rô (emphatic particle), the former from *kɨnmô (second-person singular pronoun) + *-jamo (collective suffix), but later analogically rebuilt. Analogous forms in other Cariban languages are similarly formed from various dual/non-collective forms combined with various collective and emphatic suffixes in different orders. Compare Apalaí kymarokomo, Trió kïmënjamo, Wayana kunmëlamkom, Hixkaryana kàwyamo, Waiwai kïwyam, Akawaio kïmyamro, Ye'kwana künwanno.

Pronunciation
  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [kɨmɰoɲɲaːɺ̢o]

Pronoun

kymonjáro

  1. (Venezuela) the first-person inclusive plural pronoun; all of us, me and all of you, we (inclusive)
    Synonyms: (East Suriname) kỳkaron, (West Suriname) kỳkaro

Inflection
Kari'na personal pronouns
singular dual plural
first person exclusive awu nàna, ànaW nàna, ànaW
first person inclusive — kỳko, kymoroV kỳkaro(n), kymonjároV
second person amoro — amyjaro(n), amonjároV
third person (use demonstratives)
V. Venezuelan dialect.
W. West Surinamese dialect.

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 52, 310
  • Álvarez, José (2016) Esbozo de una gramática de la lengua kari’ña‎, Maracaibo, page 49
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