kòma

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See also: koma, Koma, and kóma

Kari'na

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Etymology

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From (scream, cry, yell) +‎ -ma (verbalizer); compare Apalaí kohma, Wayana këkma, Akawaio kö'ma, Pemon köma.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kòma

  1. (transitive) to call (someone)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 298
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ko”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 219; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 213
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “koma”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 222; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[3], Paris, 1956, page 216
  • Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “ko'ma”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume[4], University of Oregon, page 750