yryi

Kari'na

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *rui; compare Apalaí ryxi, rui, Akawaio rui, Macushi rui, Pemon rui, Ye'kwana dui, Yao (South America) huoroye.

Pronunciation
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [ɨːɺ̢ɨj]

Noun

yryi (possessed yryi, plural yrùnan) (East Suriname)

  1. older brother (of a man)
  2. older male parallel cousin (of a man)

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 438
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “rui”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 421; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 410
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “sewo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 433; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 423
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