| 单词 | Wapishana |
| 释义 | Wapishana, n. and a.|wæpɪˈʃɑːnə|
Also Wapishiana, Wapisiana; 9 Wapiana, Wapisiano.
A. n.
a. A member of an Arawakan people of Guyana and Brazil; also this people collectively.
b. Their language.
B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or designating this people or their language.
1855H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana I. ii. 77 The Acosi, Awake, Wapishiana..are also the names of several other tribes which have been met with by late travellers. Ibid. (caption facing p. 80) The ‘Belle’ of the Wapisianas. 1868W. H. Brett Indian Tribes of Guiana ii. v. 280 Southward of Roraima the great range of the Pacaraima Mountains extends... Beyond it are the savannahs of the Rupununi, inhabited by the Wabean or Wapisiana nation. 1883E. F. Im Thurn Among Indians of Guiana vi. 165 The languages of the four branches, Warrau, Arawak, Wapiana, and Carib, will be found to be quite distinct from each other. 192415 see lap n.1 4 c]. 1949Caribbean Q. I. iii. 41 Of the two tribes likely to be displaced, one, the Wapisiana, is not likely to be demoralised. 1959P. Capon Amongst those Missing 167 ‘An Indian, isn't he?’ asked Judith. ‘I think so. He has the look of a Wapishana.’ 1972S. E. Brock Jungle Cowboy xii. 135 Wai-Wai is the Wapishana for tapioca. |
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