pepeïte

Yao (South America)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *pepeitô. Compare Kari'na pepeito, Ye'kwana jejeichö, jejenchö.

Noun

pepeïte

  1. wind, air

Further reading

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