kymonjaro

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *kɨmjamo (second-person collective pronoun) + *rô (emphatic particle), the former from *kɨnmô (second-person singular pronoun) + *-jamo (collective suffix), but later analogically rebuilt. Analogous forms in other Cariban languages are similarly formed from various dual/non-collective forms combined with various collective and emphatic suffixes in different orders. Compare Apalaí kymarokomo, Trió kïmënjamo, Wayana kunmëlamkom, Hixkaryana kàwyamo, Waiwai kïwyam, Akawaio kïmyamro, Ye'kwana künwanno.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

kymonjáro

  1. (Venezuela) the first-person inclusive plural pronoun; all of us, me and all of you, we (inclusive)
    Synonyms: (East Suriname) kỳkaron, (West Suriname) kỳkaro

Inflection

Kari'na personal pronouns
singular dual plural
first person exclusive awu nàna, ànaW nàna, ànaW
first person inclusive — kỳko, kymoroV kỳkaro(n), kymonjároV
second person amoro — amyjaro(n), amonjároV
third person (use demonstratives)

V Venezuelan dialect.
W West Surinamese dialect.

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 52, 310
  • Álvarez, José (2016) Esbozo de una gramática de la lengua kari’ña‎[2], Maracaibo, page 49
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