àkaryka

Kari'na

Etymology

From àka (“shadow, spirit”) +‎ -ry +‎ ka (“to take away”). Compare Akawaio a'kwarïka, Ye'kwana öökatonka.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [ahkaɺ̢ɨkka]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [ahkaɺ̢ɨːka]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [ahkaɺ̢ɨʔka]

Verb

àkaryka (transitive)

1. to frighten, to scare
2. to make suffer, to torture

Derived terms

• otàkaryka

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 217
• Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “ahkaryka”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎^[2], University of Oregon, page 707