tapire

See also: Tapire

Kari'na

Etymology

From ty- +‎ api (“red color”) +‎ -re; compare Apalaí tahpire, Trió tamire, Wayana takpile.

Pronunciation
  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [tapijje]
  • (West Suriname) IPA(key): [tapiːɾe]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [tabiːɾe]

Adverb

tapire

  1. being red
  2. being ripe

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 382
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “api”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 90; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 91
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