irùpa

Kari'na

Etymology

From i- (adverbializer) +‎ rupo (“weakness, tiredness”) +‎ -`pa (negative adverbializer).

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [juha]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [idʝuhpa]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [iɾuhpa]

Adverb

irùpa (nominalized irùpyn)

1. being good, well

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 278
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “irupa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 184; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 179