awí
See also: awi
Arua
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Arawa *awi.
Noun
awí
References
- Chandless, W. (1869) “Notes of a Journey up the River Juruá”, in The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, volume 39, pages 296-311.
Kariri
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese agulha (“needle”).
Noun
awí (5th declension, 3rd person singular suawí) (Kipeá)
- (hapax legomenon) needle
- 1699, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, Arte de grammatica da lingua brasilica da naçam kiriri (in Portuguese), page 23:
- A eſta quinta Declinaçaõ pertencem […] os nomes ſeguintes […] Awì, agulha.
- To this fifth declension belong […] the following nouns […] Awì, needle.
References
- Arion Dall’Igna Rodrigues (1942) “AWÌ”, in “Vocabulários Português-Kirirí e Kirirí-Português”, in Arquivos do Museu Paranaense, volume 2, page 199