kanawa

A South American Wanderwort. Among Cariban cognates compare Kari'na kanawa, Trió kanawa, Wayana kanawa, Hixkaryana kanawa, Waiwai kanawa, Akawaio kanaw, kanwa, Macushi kanawa, Pemon kanau, kanwa, Ye'kwana kanowa. Also related further afield to Taíno *kanowa (“dugout canoe”) and similar terms in many other languages; see the further comparanda given under Proto-Arawak *kanawa.

kanawa

1. canoe

A South American Wanderwort. Among Cariban cognates compare Apalaí kanawa, Kari'na kanawa, Trió kanawa, Wayana kanawa, Waiwai kanawa, Akawaio kanaw, kanwa, Macushi kanawa, Pemon kanau, kanwa, Ye'kwana kanowa. Also related further afield to Taíno *kanowa (“dugout canoe”) and similar terms in many other languages; see the further comparanda given under Proto-Arawak *kanawa.

kanawa

1. canoe

A South American Wanderwort. Among Cariban cognates compare Apalaí kanawa, Trió kanawa, Wayana kanawa, Hixkaryana kanawa, Waiwai kanawa, Akawaio kanaw, kanwa, Macushi kanawa, Pemon kanau, kanwa, Ye'kwana kanowa. Also related further afield to Taíno *kanowa (“dugout canoe”) and similar terms in many other languages; see the further comparanda given under Proto-Arawak *kanawa.

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [kanaːβa]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [kanaːʋa]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [kanaːwa]

kanawa (possessed kanawary)

1. large bark canoe, particularly in the context of stories of former times

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 290
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kanawa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 204; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 198

A South American Wanderwort. Among Cariban cognates compare Apalaí kanawa, Kari'na kanawa, Wayana kanawa, Hixkaryana kanawa, Waiwai kanawa, Akawaio kanaw, kanwa, Macushi kanawa, Pemon kanau, kanwa, Ye'kwana kanowa. Also related further afield to Taíno *kanowa (“dugout canoe”) and similar terms in many other languages; see the further comparanda given under Proto-Arawak *kanawa.

kanawa

1. canoe

A South American Wanderwort. Among Cariban cognates compare Apalaí kanawa, Kari'na kanawa, Trió kanawa, Hixkaryana kanawa, Waiwai kanawa, Akawaio kanaw, kanwa, Macushi kanawa, Pemon kanau, kanwa, Ye'kwana kanowa. Also related further afield to Taíno *kanowa (“dugout canoe”) and similar terms in many other languages; see the further comparanda given under Proto-Arawak *kanawa.

kanawa

1. canoe