awá-safiný

Arua

Etymology

Unknown. The first element is likely the same as the first element in awá-tinaní (“copaiba oleoresin”), which would result in *awá meaning something like “tree bark”.

Noun

awá-safiný

1. bark canoe

References

• Chandless, W. (1869) “Notes of a Journey up the River Juruá”, in The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, volume 39, pages 296-311.