pollelii

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Yao (South America)

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *pôre (lower leg). The -lii ending continues the Proto-Cariban possessed suffix *-rɨ. Compare Apalaí pori, Kari'na pori, Trió përi, Ye'kwana jode.

Noun

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pollelii

  1. leg

Further reading

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  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642