ajawa

Kari'na

Alternative forms

• ayawa

Etymology

Compare Apalaí ajawa, Wayana ajawa, Ye'kwana ayawa, Lokono haiawa.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [aðaːβa]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [ajaːʋa]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [ajaːwa]

Noun

ajawa (possessed ajawary)

1. one of a number of species of trees
   1. Protium heptaphyllum
   2. Protium guianense var. guianense
   3. Protium sagotianum
   4. Trattinnickia burserifolia
   5. Trattinnickia demerarae
   6. Trattinnickia cf. lawrancei
   7. Trattinnickia rhoifolia
2. resin extracted from such a tree
3. a torch, a light, typically made from such resin wrapped in leaves

References

• Charlotte I.E.A. van ’t Klooster, Jan C. Lindeman, Marion J. Jansen-Jacobs (2003) Index of vernacular plant names of Suriname (BLUMEA Supplement), number 15, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Universiteit Leiden branch, →ISBN, page 167
• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 216
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ayawa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 127; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎, Paris, 1956, page 127