CHAPTER IX 



AKAWAI INDIAN AND COLONIAL NAMES OF BIRDS AND 

 MAMMALS OF BARTICA. 



As Akawai is the common vernacular in use among In- 

 dian hunters and those who have no knowledge of English, 

 it is important to be able to identify, with as much exactness 

 as possible, the names in the two languages. I obtained the 

 words and pronunciation from the most intelligent men I 

 could find, and then tried them on other Indians without 

 warning, getting in every case the instantaneous reaction and 

 recognition which is proof of their correctness. My angli- 

 cization has been with the sole idea of ease of repetition and 

 pronunciation, with no attempt at correct linguistic voweling 

 or phrasing. The shortcomings of the English tongue often 

 compelled awkward syllabication. The I and the r of the 

 Akawai pronunciation are in many cases very difficult to dis- 

 tinguish, and sometimes seem quite interchangeable. Unless 

 otherwise marked, the as are as in father. The r is almost 

 invariably rolled. 



AKAWAI NAMES OF BIRDS 



Guiana Great Tinamou maru 



Pileated Tinamou orri'-orri' 



Variegated Tinamou sulima 



Crested Curassow poweet 



Greater Blue Guan okla 



Lesser Olive Guan jcamalasac 



(palaka, yowyan 



White-crested Guan kuyou 



Little Chachalaca camalllewa 



Guiana Partridge coolweet 



Splendid Pigeon hurrutwema 



Mountain Dove warramee 



Ground Dove hellwoe 



Cayenne Wood Rail goatsala 



