matidi

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV matidi
Brazilian standard matiidi
New Tribes matiidi

Etymology

Compare Kari'na matutu, Pemon matutu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [matiːɾ̠i]

Noun

matidi (possessed matidiyü)

  1. a kind of basket used for processed manioc/manioc flour

References

  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 217, 289, 394: “[mati:di] 'mañoco basket' […] mati:di -ma:ti:di -yü 'basket for processed manioc (mañoco)' […] mati:di - basket for manioc flour (mañoco)”
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