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mòsaron

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Kari'na

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *môtjamo (animate plural anaphoric demonstrative pronoun) + *rô (emphatic particle), the former from *môtjo (animate singular anaphoric demonstrative pronoun) + *-jamo (collective suffix). Compare Apalaí moxiamo, Trió mëesan, Wayana mësam, Waiwai mošam, Akawaio pïsamo, Macushi insemoro.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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mòsaron

  1. (East Suriname) the animate plural proximal demonstrative pronoun; these
    Synonyms: mojan, (Venezuela) mòsekon

Inflection

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Kari'na demonstratives
category inanimate pronoun animate pronoun
singular plural singular plural
proximal visible ero erokon mose mòsaro(n), mojan, mòsékonV
invisible eny enykon
medial mòko mòkaro(n)
distal visible moro morokon moky mòkan, mókykonV
invisible mony monykon
anaphoric iro irokon inoro inaro(n), inorokonV

V Venezuelan dialect.

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 52–54, 320