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kari'na

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kar-i'-na
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An indigenous people native to the north coast of South America (in parts of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana), the mainland Caribs or Caribs proper.

name

The Cariban language traditionally spoken by these people.

Etymology

Borrowed from Kari'na karìna, from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kari'nja (alternative) Kalina (alternative) Karìna (alternative) Kariña (alternative) Carina (alternative) Cari'na (alternative) Kalinya (alternative) Karinya (alternative)

Synonyms

Carib

Questions

What does kari'na mean?
An indigenous people native to the north coast of South America (in parts of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana), the mainland Caribs or Caribs proper.
Where does kari'na come from?
Borrowed from Kari'na karìna, from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”).

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