waryee
Yao (South America)
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *wôrɨti; compare Apalaí (w)oryxi, Kari'na woryi, Trió wëri, Wayana wëlïi, Akawaio wuri, Macushi wîri, Pemon wörü, Ye'kwana wodi.
Usage notes
Kinship terminology in Cariban languages functions very differently from that in Indo-European languages. For this reason, it is unclear if the recorded meaning of this word ‘sister’ accurately reflects the meaning in the original language.
Further reading
- de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643
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