kurewako

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Akawaio kurewakïi, Pemon kurewakei.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [kuɺ̢eːβako]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [kuɺ̢eːʋako]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [kuɺ̢eːwaɡo]

Noun

kurewako (possessed kurewakory)

1. parrot

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 306
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kurewako”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 248; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 243