munepu

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Kari'na

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *mɨnepu; compare Trió mïnepu, nnepu, Ye'kwana müneju, Akawaio miye', Pemon müne'pu, münek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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munepu (possessed munepuru)

  1. stairs, ladder
  2. bridge

References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 320
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “munepu”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 306; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 299