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koinaro

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *koinarô; compare Trió kokonjarë, Waiwai kokoñoro, Ye'kwana koiñadö. Synchronically as if derived from koine (in the afternoon).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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koinaro

  1. yesterday

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 297
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “koińaro”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 221; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 215
  • Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “koijaro”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume[3], University of Oregon, page 750