erokon

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Kari'na[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ero (inanimate singular proximal demonstrative pronoun) +‎ -kon (plural suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA(key): [eɾoːkõ]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [eɾoʔkõ]

Pronoun[edit]

erokon

  1. the inanimate plural proximal demonstrative pronoun; these

Inflection[edit]

Kari'na demonstratives
category inanimate pronoun animate pronoun
singular plural singular plural
proximal visible ero erokon mose mòsaro(n), mojan, mòsékonV
invisible eny enykon
medial — — mòko mòkaro(n)
distal visible moro morokon moky mòkan, mókykonV
invisible mony monykon
anaphoric iro irokon inoro inaro(n), inorokonV
V. Venezuelan dialect.

References[edit]

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 53
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ero”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 158; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 155
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