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Karankawa, n. and a.|kəˈræŋkəwə|
Also Carancahua, Carancoway, Carankoua.
[Native name.]
A. n. An Indian people of the Gulf coast of Texas; a member of this people; also, their language.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this people. Also Kaˈrankawan a. and n.
1806J. Sibley in Message from President of U.S., communicating Discoveries made in exploring the Missouri by Captains Lewis & Clark 72 Carankouas, live on an island, or peninsula, in the bay of St. Bernard. 1823W. B. Dewees Lett. from Early Settler Texas (1852) 30 During their absence the Carancoway Indians attacked the vessel. 18917th Ann. Rep. U.S. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. 1885–6 82 (heading) Karankawan [linguistic] family. (text) The Karankawa formerly dwelt upon the Texan coast. 1907F. W. Hodge Handbk. Amer. Indians I. 657/1 Karankawa... The signification of the name has not been ascertained. 1948True May 126/2, I hear the Carancahuas been putting on war paint down south of here. 1957Encycl. Brit. XII. 203 A/1 Powell classification (1891)..Language family..Karankawan (Extinct). Ibid. 203 B/2 (heading) Sapir arrangement (1929). (text) Coahuiltecan a. Tonkawa. b. Coahuilteco. c. Karankawa. 1966C. F. & F. M. Voegelin Map N. Amer. Indian Langs. (caption) Language isolates and families with undetermined phylum affiliations... Karankawa Language Isolate. |