kijere

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Wayana seere, Macushi kîse, Pemon küsere, Ye'kwana kiyede, küdede.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kijeːɾe]

Noun

kijere (possessed ỳkerery)

  1. manioc, cassava, yuca, Manihot esculenta

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 296
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ki’erë”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 217; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 211
  • Yamada, Racquel-María (2010) “kiere”, in Speech community-based documentation, description, and revitalization: Kari’nja in Konomerume‎, University of Oregon, page 750
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