Akawaion.adj.

Brit.

/ˌakəˈweɪəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌɑkəˈweɪoʊ/

Inflections: Plural Akawaios, unchanged.

Forms:

α. 1700s Accawau, 1800s– Accawai, 1800s– Accaway, 1800s– Akawai, 1800s– Akawoi.

β. 1800s Acawoio, 1800s– Akawoio, 1900s– Akawaio, 1900s– Akawayo, 1900s– Akawoyo (rare).

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Akawaio. Etymon: Akawaio kawai.

Etymology: Apparently ultimately < Akawaio kawai tobacco juice, potion drunk by shamans. With the β. forms compare Spanish akawaio, akawoio (20th cent. or earlier).The self designation of the people is Akawaio Kapon, literally ‘people of the sky’.

A. n.

1. A member of a Carib people inhabiting parts of Guyana, esp. in the upper Mazaruni river region.

ΘΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [noun] > Carib Indian > peoples

cannibal1553

Black Carib1767

Akawaio1769

Macusi1819

Taino1836

Motilon1852

Island Carib1938

1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 253 There are only four Nations within the confines of Dutch Guiana, with whom the Europeans have any intercourse; these are the Carribbees, the Accawaus, the Worrows, and the Arrowauks.

1829 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 7 303 The Makusies and Akawais call it [sc. a species of crocodile] Atokary.

1869 Month Feb. 191 The Chief varieties of native Guianese now seen are the Arawaks, Acawoios, Waraus, and the Caribs.

1887 Cambr. Rev. 16 Feb. p. xlviii/1 The people here are very mixed—Creoles, white, coloured, and black; Arawak Indians and half-breeds; Akawoios, Patamunas, and Makusis.

1979 Ethnohistory 26 168 The Akawaios and..the Arawaks were reputedly engaged in hunting and capturing other Indians for sale as slaves to the Europeans.

2010 Scotsman (Nexis) 9 Aug. 40 To these guys—the Bushmen, the Massai, the Akawaio—it is an identity, a culture and a whole sense of belonging to a community.

2. The Carib language of the Akawaio.

1882 Mission Life 13 423 Though there are several other tribes represented at the Mission, their languages are so closely connected with Akawoio, that it is intelligible to them in learning the Creed and receiving instruction.

1979 Ethnohist. 26 173 (note) Galibi is classified as a separate sub-group and Arekuna, Akawaio, Mukushi, Patamuna and Wai-Wai are grouped in the East-West sub-group.

1992 Internat. Encycl. Linguistics I. 214/1 Languages in this area..include..Pemón, Makushi, and Akawaio.

2001 R. Allsopp in G. Griffith Caribbean Cultural Indentities 34 Carib itself is only one of the six Cariban languages..existing today in Guyana, the other five being Akawaio, Arekuna, Macusi, Patamuna, and Waiwai.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the Akawaio or their language.

ΘΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [adjective] > other peoples of the West Indies

Arawakan1596

Akawaio1769

Taino1836

1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 287 The following is the recipe by which the Accawau Arrow Poison is usually prepared.

1862 Catal. Contrib. Brit. Guiana to London Exhib. 53 Tassel of Toucan Skins, worn by the Accawai Indians..hanging down the back.

1867 W. T. Veness El Dorado 141 ‘Cuyus’, or ‘Queyus’, the entire dress of Indian women, of the Accawai tribe.

1910 C. Bruce Broad Stone of Empire II. xxvi. 343 We then proceeded to the Quobanna Mission on the Waini, where a number of Carib and Akawaio Indians were assembled.

1978 Anthropol. Linguistics 20 77 The Akawaio language is spoken by some 5,000 Akawaio Amerindians who live principally in the upper reaches of the Mazaruni river.

2010 Lawyer (Nexis) 1 Nov. 56 In Guyana, he travelled by dug-out canoe to take instructions from Akawaio Indians about their land rights in the Upper Mazaruni Basin.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	akawaio
释义	Akawaion.adj. Brit. /ˌakəˈweɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˌɑkəˈweɪoʊ/ Inflections: Plural Akawaios, unchanged. Forms: α. 1700s Accawau, 1800s– Accawai, 1800s– Accaway, 1800s– Akawai, 1800s– Akawoi. β. 1800s Acawoio, 1800s– Akawoio, 1900s– Akawaio, 1900s– Akawayo, 1900s– Akawoyo (rare). Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Akawaio. Etymon: Akawaio kawai. Etymology: Apparently ultimately < Akawaio kawai tobacco juice, potion drunk by shamans. With the β. forms compare Spanish akawaio, akawoio (20th cent. or earlier).The self designation of the people is Akawaio Kapon, literally ‘people of the sky’. A. n. 1. A member of a Carib people inhabiting parts of Guyana, esp. in the upper Mazaruni river region. ΘΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [noun] > Carib Indian > peoples cannibal1553 Black Carib1767 Akawaio1769 Macusi1819 Taino1836 Motilon1852 Island Carib1938 1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 253 There are only four Nations within the confines of Dutch Guiana, with whom the Europeans have any intercourse; these are the Carribbees, the Accawaus, the Worrows, and the Arrowauks. 1829 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 7 303 The Makusies and Akawais call it [sc. a species of crocodile] Atokary. 1869 Month Feb. 191 The Chief varieties of native Guianese now seen are the Arawaks, Acawoios, Waraus, and the Caribs. 1887 Cambr. Rev. 16 Feb. p. xlviii/1 The people here are very mixed—Creoles, white, coloured, and black; Arawak Indians and half-breeds; Akawoios, Patamunas, and Makusis. 1979 Ethnohistory 26 168 The Akawaios and..the Arawaks were reputedly engaged in hunting and capturing other Indians for sale as slaves to the Europeans. 2010 Scotsman (Nexis) 9 Aug. 40 To these guys—the Bushmen, the Massai, the Akawaio—it is an identity, a culture and a whole sense of belonging to a community. 2. The Carib language of the Akawaio. Π 1882 Mission Life 13 423 Though there are several other tribes represented at the Mission, their languages are so closely connected with Akawoio, that it is intelligible to them in learning the Creed and receiving instruction. 1979 Ethnohist. 26 173 (note) Galibi is classified as a separate sub-group and Arekuna, Akawaio, Mukushi, Patamuna and Wai-Wai are grouped in the East-West sub-group. 1992 Internat. Encycl. Linguistics I. 214/1 Languages in this area..include..Pemón, Makushi, and Akawaio. 2001 R. Allsopp in G. Griffith Caribbean Cultural Indentities 34 Carib itself is only one of the six Cariban languages..existing today in Guyana, the other five being Akawaio, Arekuna, Macusi, Patamuna, and Waiwai. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the Akawaio or their language. ΘΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [adjective] > other peoples of the West Indies Arawakan1596 Akawaio1769 Taino1836 1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 287 The following is the recipe by which the Accawau Arrow Poison is usually prepared. 1862 Catal. Contrib. Brit. Guiana to London Exhib. 53 Tassel of Toucan Skins, worn by the Accawai Indians..hanging down the back. 1867 W. T. Veness El Dorado 141 ‘Cuyus’, or ‘Queyus’, the entire dress of Indian women, of the Accawai tribe. 1910 C. Bruce Broad Stone of Empire II. xxvi. 343 We then proceeded to the Quobanna Mission on the Waini, where a number of Carib and Akawaio Indians were assembled. 1978 Anthropol. Linguistics 20 77 The Akawaio language is spoken by some 5,000 Akawaio Amerindians who live principally in the upper reaches of the Mazaruni river. 2010 Lawyer (Nexis) 1 Nov. 56 In Guyana, he travelled by dug-out canoe to take instructions from Akawaio Indians about their land rights in the Upper Mazaruni Basin. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1769
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