irako
Appearance
See also: Irako
Kari'na
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Cariban *irakô (“bullet ant”). Compare Trió irakë, Wayana ilak, Ye'kwana yaakö, Akawaio ira', Pemon irak.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Venezuela) IPA(key): [jaːko]
- (West Suriname) IPA(key): [idʝaːko]
- (East Suriname) IPA(key): [iɾaʔko]
Noun
[edit]irako (possessed irakory)
References
[edit]- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 277
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “iŕako”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 183; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 178