pèja

See also: peja and Peja

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Akawaio peya'.

Pronunciation
  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [peʔða]
  • (Suriname) IPA(key): [peʔja]

Noun

pèja (possessed pèjary)

  1. shore, waterside
  2. harbor

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 341
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “peya”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 373; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 364
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