jañudu

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Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV jañudu
Brazilian standard fanhuudu
New Tribes jañuudu
historical ad hoc Fañuru

Etymology

Ultimately from Spanish español, via an intermediary such as Kari'na sipanijoro or Pemon españoro, sipañoro.

Pronunciation

Noun

jañudu

  1. 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’.