kenape

Yao (South America)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *konopo. Cognate to Kari'na konopo, Pemon konok, Ye'kwana konojo.

Noun

kenape

  1. rain

Further reading

  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643