-ri-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ri"

Kariri

Interfix

-ri- (Kipeá)

  1. (hapax legomenon) Used in compositions with bŷ (“foot”).
    • 1699, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, Arte de grammatica da lingua brasilica da naçam kiriri (in Portuguese), page 53:
      Na compoſiçaõ deſtes dous nomes, Bŷ, pè, Bò, braço, ſe ajunta ſempre ao primeiro a ſyllaba Ri, & ao ſegundo Rò: ut, Ebayà bŷ, unha do pè, na compoſiçaõ inverſa ſe uſa aſſim: Bŷribayà. Pò ibò, olho do braço, ideſt cotovelo, na compoſiçaõ, faz, Boropò.
      In the composition of these two nouns, Bŷ, foot, Bò, arm, the syllable Ri is always added to the first, and Rò to the second: for example, Ebayà bŷ, toenail, in inverse composition is used like this: Bŷribayà. Pò ibò, eye of the arm, that is, elbow, in composition becomes Boropò.

Derived terms

  • bŷribayá

See also

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