paranakyry

Galibi Carib

Etymology

Compound of parana (“sea”) +‎ kyry (“young man”, related to wokyry). Literally, “(young) man of the sea”.

Noun

paranakyry

  1. white person (european)
  2. stranger

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 338.
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