apukuita

== Kari'na == === Etymology === Either inherited from Proto-Cariban or else ultimately a Wanderwort from a Tupian language. From the Cariban languages compare Apalaí apukuita, Trió pukuita, Wayana akupuita, Yao (South America) aguebute; from the Tupian languages compare Wayampi pukwita, pɨkwita, Cocama japukita. === Pronunciation === (Venezuela) IPA(key): [apukkuttʃa] (West Suriname) IPA(key): [apuːkujtʲa] (East Suriname) IPA(key): [abuʔkujhca] === Noun === apukuita (possessed japukuitary) a kind of tree of genus Aspidosperma, perhaps Aspidosperma excelsum oar, paddle (typically made from such a tree) stirring spatula, especially used for stirring caxiri === References === Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 235 Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “apukuita”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 94; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 95