irokon

Kari'na

Etymology

From iro (inanimate singular anaphoric demonstrative pronoun) +‎ -kon (plural suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Venezuela) IPA(key): [joːkõ]
  • (West Suriname) IPA(key): [idʝoːkõ]
  • (East Suriname) IPA(key): [iɾoʔkõ]

Pronoun

irokon

  1. the inanimate plural anaphoric demonstrative pronoun; these (aforementioned), these that were just spoken of

Inflection
Kari'na demonstratives
category inanimate pronoun animate pronoun
singular plural singular plural
proximal visible ero erokon mose mòsaro(n), mojan, mòsékonV
invisible eny enykon
medial — — mòko mòkaro(n)
distal visible moro morokon moky mòkan, mókykonV
invisible mony monykon
anaphoric iro irokon inoro inaro(n), inorokonV
V. Venezuelan dialect.

References
  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 53
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