mati auran

Kari'na

Etymology

From mati (“friend, black person”) +‎ auran (“voice, speech, story, language”).

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA^(key): [matawɺ̢ã]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [madawɺ̢ã]

Proper noun

mati auran

1. Sranan Tongo

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 315
• Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎^[2], University of Oregon, pages 408, 557, 598, 699