sikỳi

Kari'na

Alternative forms

• sikìi (East Suriname)

Etymology

Compare Trió akïi, Waiwai sïkrï, Ye'kwana se'kö, Pemon sitei, Yao (South America) enchiqüe.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [ʃiʃɨʔi]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [ʃicɨʔi]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [ʃcɨʔi]

Noun

sikỳi (possessed sikỳiry, plural sikỳinon)

1. smallness

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 368