upu

Japanese

Romanization

upu

Rōmaji transcription of うぷ

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *uputupô; compare Apalaí upuhpo, upuhpy, Trió putupë, Wayana uputpë, Carijona hutuhë, Waiwai pïtho, Ye'kwana ju'jö, Akawaio pu'pö, 'pai, Pemon 'pai.

Pronunciation

(Venezuela) IPA^(key): [uppu]
(West Suriname) IPA^(key): [uːpu]
(East Suriname) IPA^(key): [uʔpu]

Noun

upu (possessed upùpo, plural upùsan)

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References

Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 414
Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ɂterm”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 480; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 470

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