jatiya
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Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | jatiya |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | fatiiya |
| New Tribes | jatiiya |
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Venezuelan Spanish patilla.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]jatiya (possessed jatiyai)
References
[edit]- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 217, 290, 390: “[hati:ya] 'watermelon' (from Sp 'patilla') […] hatiya -ha:tiya -i 'watermelon' […] hati:ya - watermellon [sic]”