Ma'eakanga

Old Tupi

Etymology

From ma'e (“thing”) +‎ akanga (“head”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʔɛaˈkãŋɡa/

Proper noun

Ma'eakanga

  1. (hapax legomenon) a former Tupinambá village near Cumã bay, captaincy of Maranhão, Brazil
    • [1614, Claude d'Abbeville, chapter XXXIV, in Hiſtoire de la Miſsion des Peres Capucins en L'Iſle de Maragnan et terres circonuoiſines [History of the Mission of the Capuchin Fathers in the Island of Maranhão and surrounding lands] (in French), Paris: Imprimerie de François Huby, page 188v:
      Le neuſiefme ſe nomme Maëcan, c'eſt à dire la teſte de quelque choſe. Le principal c'eſt Ouyrapar-Ouſſou, qui ſignifie le grand Arc.
      The ninth [village] is called “Ma'e[a]kan[ga]”, that's to say, “head of something”. The chief is “Ûyraparusu”, which means “big bow”.]

Usage notes

Navarro wrongly assumes it's a given name, despite d'Abbeville's description.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “Ma'eakanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 253, column 1
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