mappoeroe

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Yao (South America)[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Cariban *pɨrôw (arrow) with an unknown prefix attached. Compare Kari'na pyrywa, Trió pïrëu, Wayana pïlëu, Macushi pîrîu.

Noun[edit]

mappoeroe

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Further reading[edit]

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