Macusin.adj.

Brit.

/məˈkuːsi/, U.S.

/məˈkusi/

Inflections: Plural Macusis, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s Macoosi, 1800s– Macusi, 1800s– Makusi, 1900s– Macushi, 1900s– Macuxi, 1900s– Makushi Brit.

/məˈkuːʃi/, U.S.

/məˈkuʃi/.

Origin: A borrowing from Macusi. Etymon: Macusi Macusi.

Etymology: < Macusi Macusi, self-designation.

A. n.

a. A member of a Carib people inhabiting parts of Guyana, Brazil, and Venezuela.

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

cannibal1553

Black Carib1767

Akawaio1769

Macusi1819

Taino1836

Motilon1852

Island Carib1938

1819 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. IV. xvii. 308 These last savannahs are inhabited by Caribbees, and nomade Macusis.

1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 828/2 In British Guiana the Carib tribes are the Ackawais and Caribisi of the coast and forest regions, the Arecumas and Macusis of the savannah region.

1934 E. Waugh Ninety-two Days iii. 78 There was a large Indian village. These were sophisticated Macushis who were in constant contact with the ranches.

1992 Cultural Survival Q. Fall 7/3 While these events are a definite step forward for the Yanomani, Davi Yanomami, a leader of the tribe, pleaded with the government not to forget the needs of other tribes, such as the Macuxi.

b. The Carib language of the Macusis.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Amerindian > [noun] > Ge-Pano-Carib Amerindian

Pano1836

Lengua1904

Macusi1934

Island Carib1938

Xavante1950

1934 E. Waugh Handful of Dust v. 273 I wish I could speak Macushi.

1977 H. Landar in T. A. Sebeok Native Lang. Americas II. 481 Makushi. See Macusi.

1992 Internat. Encycl. Linguistics I. 214/1 The languages..include the Venezuelan/Guyanese/Brazilian border area, Pemón, Makushi, and Akawaio.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Macusis or their language.

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

Caribbee1627

Carib1644

Black Carib1797

Macusi1841

Motilon1913

1841 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 11 218 Passed on the left the mouth of the branch called Maracca, signifying ‘rattle’ in the Macusi language.

1934 E. Waugh Handful of Dust v. 274 She Macushi woman. All these people Macushi people.

1958 G. P. Murdock Outl. World Cultures (ed. 2) 169 Specific data on the Cariban-speaking Macusi tribe.

1974 H. MacInnes Climb to Lost World iv. 57 A Macusi Indian..had been taken to England by some missionaries.

1993 N.Y. Times 7 Sept. a4/2 In late August, the smoldering frontier war between whites and Indians erupted anew, as Macuxi and Wapixana Indians blockaded roads and took two miners hostage to press for federal recognition of their traditional land in the Serra Raposa do Sol area.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macusi
释义	Macusin.adj. Brit. /məˈkuːsi/, U.S. /məˈkusi/ Inflections: Plural Macusis, unchanged. Forms: 1800s Macoosi, 1800s– Macusi, 1800s– Makusi, 1900s– Macushi, 1900s– Macuxi, 1900s– Makushi Brit. /məˈkuːʃi/, U.S. /məˈkuʃi/. Origin: A borrowing from Macusi. Etymon: Macusi Macusi. Etymology: < Macusi Macusi, self-designation. A. n. a. A member of a Carib people inhabiting parts of Guyana, Brazil, and Venezuela. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [noun] > Carib Indian > peoples cannibal1553 Black Carib1767 Akawaio1769 Macusi1819 Taino1836 Motilon1852 Island Carib1938 1819 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. IV. xvii. 308 These last savannahs are inhabited by Caribbees, and nomade Macusis. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 828/2 In British Guiana the Carib tribes are the Ackawais and Caribisi of the coast and forest regions, the Arecumas and Macusis of the savannah region. 1934 E. Waugh Ninety-two Days iii. 78 There was a large Indian village. These were sophisticated Macushis who were in constant contact with the ranches. 1992 Cultural Survival Q. Fall 7/3 While these events are a definite step forward for the Yanomani, Davi Yanomami, a leader of the tribe, pleaded with the government not to forget the needs of other tribes, such as the Macuxi. b. The Carib language of the Macusis. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Amerindian > [noun] > Ge-Pano-Carib Amerindian Pano1836 Lengua1904 Macusi1934 Island Carib1938 Xavante1950 1934 E. Waugh Handful of Dust v. 273 I wish I could speak Macushi. 1977 H. Landar in T. A. Sebeok Native Lang. Americas II. 481 Makushi. See Macusi. 1992 Internat. Encycl. Linguistics I. 214/1 The languages..include the Venezuelan/Guyanese/Brazilian border area, Pemón, Makushi, and Akawaio. B. adj. Of or relating to the Macusis or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of the West Indies > [adjective] > Carib Indian Caribbee1627 Carib1644 Black Carib1797 Macusi1841 Motilon1913 1841 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 11 218 Passed on the left the mouth of the branch called Maracca, signifying ‘rattle’ in the Macusi language. 1934 E. Waugh Handful of Dust v. 274 She Macushi woman. All these people Macushi people. 1958 G. P. Murdock Outl. World Cultures (ed. 2) 169 Specific data on the Cariban-speaking Macusi tribe. 1974 H. MacInnes Climb to Lost World iv. 57 A Macusi Indian..had been taken to England by some missionaries. 1993 N.Y. Times 7 Sept. a4/2 In late August, the smoldering frontier war between whites and Indians erupted anew, as Macuxi and Wapixana Indians blockaded roads and took two miners hostage to press for federal recognition of their traditional land in the Serra Raposa do Sol area. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1819
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