opatoro

Kari'na

Etymology

From o- (“both”) +‎ pato (“in the direction of”) +‎ ro (emphatic particle).

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA^(key): [oːpatoːɺ̢o]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [oʔpadoːɺ̢o]

Adverb

ópatoro

1. on both sides

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 330
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “opatoro”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 341; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 333