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Ye'kwana
Etymology
Ultimately from Spanish español, via an intermediary such as Kari'na sipanijoro or Pemon españoro, sipañoro.
Pronunciation
Noun
jañudu
- a Spanish-speaker, sometimes in particular a malevolent settler or slaver in contrast with the potentially more benevolent yadanawi
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jañudu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
- de Civrieux, Marc (1980) “Fañuru”, in David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN: “fañuru: A race of evil white men created by Wanadi and led astray by Odosha; the word Fañuru derives from the Carib Pañoro which in turn derives from Español, or ‘Spanish’.”