jumy

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Kari'na[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cariban *jumɨ; compare Apalaí jumy, Trió junme, Wayana jumï, Waiwai yïmï, Macushi yun, Pemon yun, Ye'kwana ümü.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [ðumm(ɨ)]
  • (Suriname) IPA(key): [juːm(ɨ)]

Noun[edit]

jumy (possessed jumy)

  1. father
  2. father’s brother; paternal uncle
  3. (Christianity) a term of address for God in prayers

Usage notes[edit]

The first-person possessed form has an alternative irregular variant: singular papa, plural papante.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 287
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “yumaŋ̂”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 554; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 543
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “papa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 359; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[3], Paris, 1956, page 350
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