jañudu

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

Bolívar state	jañudu
Brazil	fanhuudu
historical ad hoc	Fañuru

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hʷaɲuːɾ̠u]

Noun

jañudu

1. A Spanish-speaker, sometimes in particular a malevolent settler or slaver in contrast with the more benevolent yadanawi.

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “jañudu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• de Civrieux, Marc (1980) “Fañuru”, in  David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN