opatoro

Kari'na

Etymology

From o- (“both”) +‎ pato (“in the direction of”) +‎ ro (emphatic particle).

Pronunciation
  • (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA(key): [oːpatoːɺ̢o]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [oʔpadoːɺ̢o]

Adverb

ópatoro

  1. on both sides

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 330
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “opatoro”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 341; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 333
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