semari

Japanese

Romanization

semari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of せまり

Kari'na

Etymology

Either from Proto-Cariban or a South American Wanderwort; compare Apalaí ximari, Trió simari, Wayana simali, Waiwai simari, Akawaio simari, Macushi simari, Pemon simari, sumari, as well as (from non-Cariban languages) Lokono samari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [semaːɺ̢i]

Noun

semari (possessed semariry)

  1. yuca grater

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 366
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “semari”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 431; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 420
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