weju

Kari'na

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *weju.

Pronunciation

Noun

weju (possessed wejuru)

  1. sun
  2. dry season

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 424
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “weyu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 519; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 509
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