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pïjai

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Trió

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Etymology

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From Proto-Taranoan *pɨjaci,[1] from Proto-Cariban *pɨjati. Compare Akurio piyahi, Carijona hiyači, Ye'kwana jüwai (“shaman”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pïjai

  1. shaman

References

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  • Carlin, Eithne (2004) A Grammar of Trio: A Cariban Language of Suriname, Frankfurt am Main, page 14
  1. ^ Meira, Sérgio (1998) A Reconstruction of Proto-Taranoan: Phonology and Inflectional Morphology‎[1], Houston: Rice University
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