hopataly

Yao (South America)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *pota. The -ly ending continues the Proto-Cariban possessed suffix *-rɨ. Compare Kari'na pota.

Noun

hopataly

  1. mouth

Further reading

  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642
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