kanaimö

Maquiritari

Etymology

Either inherited from Proto-Cariban or a South American Wanderwort; compare Galibi Carib kanaimo, Pemon kanaimö, and, ultimately from the same source, English kanaima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kanajmə]

Noun

kanaimö

person turned into a monstrous or animal form and seized with a murderous rage
the practices, mode of killing, magic, etc. used by such a person

Usage notes

Opinions among speakers differ as to exactly what form a kanaimö takes, whether a person invokes it or transforms into it, and other details.

References

Hall, Katherine Lee (1988), “kanaimö”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volume I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University
de Civrieux, Marc (1980), “kanaima”, in , David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN
Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 3, 223

单词	kanaimö
释义	kanaimö Maquiritari Etymology Either inherited from Proto-Cariban or a South American Wanderwort; compare Galibi Carib kanaimo, Pemon kanaimö, and, ultimately from the same source, English kanaima. Pronunciation IPA^(key): [kanajmə] Noun kanaimö person turned into a monstrous or animal form and seized with a murderous rage the practices, mode of killing, magic, etc. used by such a person Usage notes Opinions among speakers differ as to exactly what form a kanaimö takes, whether a person invokes it or transforms into it, and other details. References Hall, Katherine Lee (1988), “kanaimö”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volume I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University de Civrieux, Marc (1980), “kanaima”, in , David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 3, 223
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