akami

Akawaio

Etymology

Compare Trió akami, Kari'na akami, Pemon yakami, Macushi akami.

Noun

akami[1]

  1. A variety of wild bird easily tamed, similar to the powis bird, warakabura, trumpet bird.
    Synonym: namai

References

  1. ^ Stegeman, Ray; Hunter, Rita (2014), Akawaio-English Dictionary and English-Akawaio Index, SIL International, pages 18–148

Japanese

Romanization

akami

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あかみ

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Trió akami, Akawaio akami, Pemon yakami, Macushi akami, as well as Wayampi yakami, Sranan Tongo kamikami.

Pronunciation

Noun

akami (possessed akamiry)

  1. the agami or grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans

Descendants

  • → French: agami

References

  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 216
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “akami”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 69; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 72

Scots

Noun

akami

  1. Shetland form of akamy

References

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