Kari'na

See also: Appendix:Variations of "karina"

English

Alternative forms

• Kari'nja, Kalina, Karìna, Kariña, Carina, Cari'na, Kalinya, Karinya

Etymology

Borrowed from Kari'na karìna, from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).

Proper noun

Kari'na

1. An indigenous people native to the north coast of South America (in parts of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana), the mainland Caribs or Caribs proper.
2. The Cariban language traditionally spoken by these people.

   Synonym: Carib