jumy

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *jumɨ; compare Apalaí jumy, Trió junme, Wayana jumï, Waiwai yïmï, Macushi yun, Pemon yun, Ye'kwana ümü.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [ðumm(ɨ)]
• (Suriname) IPA^(key): [juːm(ɨ)]

Noun

jumy (possessed jumy)

1. father
2. father’s brother; paternal uncle
3. (Christianity) a term of address for God in prayers

Usage notes

The first-person possessed form has an alternative irregular variant: singular papa, plural papante.

Derived terms

• aina jumy

 

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 287
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “yumaŋ̂”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 554; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 543
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “papa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 359; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[3], Paris, 1956, page 350