Diccionario


Mostrando 49 palabras para el campo semantico: land

Almuk aing Taasup

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Old Man's Hill

Almuk Kalo aing Kaanu

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Old man Carlos' Place

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
almuk kalo aing kaanu
old man Carlos of place
Viejito

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Up Wiring Cay river where the old Carlos Omier used to live.

Bangkukuk Taik

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Punta de Aguila
Pictures/Imagenes:

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
bangkukuk taik
large top-knotted hawk end

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Originally occupied by one family, and abandoned as a living place for many years, though people from there who had moved to Cane Creek planted some, and picked oranges, mangoes and avocados from the several fruit trees previously planted by Old Willie. Was big jungle for many years. Punta de Aguila now is a large and growing relatively new settlement, after Pedro Macrea, who was born there, and his sons decided to start clearing it in the late 80s, in part to keep Mestizos from taking over. As of 2009 has about 100 inhabitants, nearly all Rama, with only a couple of mixed familes. Many are from Rama Cay. Several native speakers of Rama live there. located between Monkey Point and Cane Creek. About 1 1/2 hrs. to walk quickly in dry weather to Monkey Point, about 45 min. to do so to Cane Creek.
    It is also known as 'Bocal', Spaniards and Kriols have given it that name. Presumably there used to be large top-knotted hawks, or perhaps Harpy Eagles there.
  • Léxica:
    Literally: punta del gavilan.

Bleera aing Kaanu

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Monkey Point

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
bleera aing kaanu
spider monkey of place
Mono arana

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    A harbor. Where the Bay of Pigs was orginally going to be launched from. A trading post, place of mixing of Ramas with Kriols. Where Ramas could buy things without going all the way to Bluefields. Where they came for Christmas to celebrate. Shrimp boats used to stop there and sell. Dangerous harbor to cross, feared because of big manta rays and tiger sharks.
  • Gramatical:
    Is used with or without 'aing'.

Bleera aing Taasup

I. PN

1. land,toponomy (Monkey Hill?)

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
bleera aing taasup
spider monkey of hill
Mono arana

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    A hill up in Cane Creek.
  • Léxica:
    Literally means : monkey hill

Butku Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Pigeon Cay

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
butku ipang
sea pigeon (Kr) cay

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Island close to Cane Creek.

ipang

I. N

1. geo,land island

2. geo,land cay

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Lexicalised initial 'i-' (third person marker). 'pang' alone means 'piece'.

Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Rama Cay

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    From common word for 'island'. Rama Cay is also called 'Nsulaing Ipang' (literally: our island).

Kaala Taik Aik

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Dry Rock Place

Kawas Kat

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Guava Tree place

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
kawas kat
guava tree

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Place in Corn River, near the waterfall.

Kiskis Point

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Kiskis Point

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Point out into BLuefields Lagoon north of Rama Cay (where Miss Herminia used to live). Old people of Rama Cay used to call is 'Taik Taara'.
    If the word 'kiskis' was borrowed by the Kriols, it could be a proof of the Ramas being there first!
  • Léxica:
    Mixture of Rama word (kiskis) and English/Kriol word (point).

Kulii Taik

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Givenot Point

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
kulii taik
paca, KR givenot end

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    It is a point in the Bluefields lagoon, below Round Cay (Cayo Redondo).
  • Léxica:
    Givenot is Kriol for paca

Kusmalaatu Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Johncrow Cay

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
kusmalatuu ipang
vulture cay

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    An island in the Bluefields Lagoon.

Lakuun Taara

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Bluefields Lagoon

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
lakuun taara
lagoon big

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Big lagoon, where the town of Bluefields is, to the north, and the island of Rama Cay, to the south.

Muksa Taasup

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Peccary Hill

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
muksa taasup
collared peccary hill

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Men from Rama Cay go there to hunt peccary.

Ngabang Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Silkgrass Island

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngabang ipang
Unidentified tall aloe-looking plant

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Near Monkey Point. People fish there.
    Cerca de Monkey Point. Allá van a pescar.

ngaling

I. N

1. geo rock

1. land stone

Ngaling Taara

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Big Rock

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngaling taara
rock big

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Place in Cane Creek.

Ngaling Taik

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Rocky Point

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
ngaling taik
rock end

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    To the south of Punta de Aguila.

ngalingup

I. N

1. geo,land stone

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Should be smaller than 'ngaling' (rock). Note the '-up' class marker for roundish shape.

Nsulaing Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Rama Cay

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
nsulaing ipang
1plPOSS cay

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Main island in Bluefields lagoon where the majority of the Rama population lives. Made of two islands joined over time by the Ramas by filling in the shallow water between with oyster shells at the instigation of one of the early foreign Moravian ministers who lived on the island. Previously they had to travel by dory between the two islands. Now there is a cement sidewalk between the two halves and that is where the baseball field is. The north island has the church; the south island has the grade school, the clinic and the main landing.
  • Gramatical:
    See also 'Ipang'

Papta Taik

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Palm Point

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
papta taik
palm tree point

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Near Wiring Cay in Bakaday lagoon.

Pilis aing Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Toucan Cay

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
pilis aing ipang
small toucan of cay

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Cay in the Bluefields Lagoon not far north of Rama Cay.
  • Gramatical:
    Interesting case of nonreduplication of the name for 'toucan', normally pilispilis.
    Not always used with the genitive marker 'aing'.

Psaarik Sik Taara

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Toucan Rock

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
psaarik sik taara
big toucan bill big

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Big rock in the waterfall up Corn River.
  • Gramatical:
    In the expression, the long vowel of siik 'bill' is shortened.
  • Léxica:
    Literally 'toucan with a big bill'.

Pukup Kat

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Niggerhead Tree place

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
pukup kat
xxx tree

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    A place in Wiring Cay named for the niggerhead tree.

Saasuk Pangsak Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Three Sisters Cay

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
saasuk pangsak ipang
sister three island

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Out to sea south of Red Bank, before Wiring Cay.

Sabang Kat

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Calabash Tree Place

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
sabang kat
gourd tree

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Name of a place up in Corn River. It is also called 'sabang aing kaanu'.

sai

I. N

1. dom.,land,plant farm
Pictures/Imagenes:

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    This refers to the place where you have cleared ground, usually not very big, and have planted crops. Calling it a "farm" or "plantation" For both Rama and Kriol does not usually denote a large area with a house, large cultivated fields, and livestock. There may very well be no shelter at all at the site.

Saliuk Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Iguana Cay

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
saliuk ipang
iguana cay

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Out to sea, you can see it as you go out by Honesound.

Samuu Kat

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Banana Tree Place

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
samuu kat
banana tree

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    The old people used to call this way the upriver of the Kukra river.
    The mestizos call it Coco Uno.
  • Léxica:
    Also known as Sumuu Kat, considered older form.

Sarpang Taasup

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Snake/Flint Hill

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
sarpang taasup
moho hill

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    In Kukra river, called Snake Hill, a.k.a Flint Hill.

Siikit Taik

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Polewood Point

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
siikit taik
polewood point

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    A point in Bluefields lagoon, near Hone sound.

Skwalup Ipang

I. PN

1. food,land,plant,toponomy Skwalup Cay/ unidentified fruit

Composicion:

expression

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    In Bluefields lagoon, one of two small cays near Rama Cay. (Walker Cay is the other.) Ramas get wood there and they go fishing around there. Generally not known what "Skwalup" refers to; however, Miss Nora remembered her mother taking her shore there, and showing her a skwalup fruit. It was the size of a star apple, and very, very sweet. It was a low tree, or big bush. She had never since seen one. The fruit was the same color as sapodilly.

Suula Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Deer Island

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
suula ipang
deer cay

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Big island between Bluefields lagoon and the sea. Basically runs the length of Bluefields. This was the site of a coconut plantation during sandinista times.

Taasup Taara

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Big Hill

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
taasup taara
hill big

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    South west of the Bluefields lagoon, north of Dakuno river.

Taik Saala

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Red Bank Point

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
taik saala
end red

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Red Bank Point right before you reach Red Bank coming from the north.

Taiksik Suma

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Long Point

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
taiksik suma
bend in river long

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Long Point is a bend in Cane Creek.

Taik Taara

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Big Point

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
taik taara
end big

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Point in the Bluefields lagoon, north of Rama Cay to the west. This is an old name for the place used by old Ramas of Rama Cay. Today it is known only as 'Kiskis Point'.
  • Léxica:
    See Kiskis Point

Tawan

I. PN

2. land,toponomy Bluefields
Pictures/Imagenes:

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    Borrowed from English 'town', it is mostly used to mean the town of Bluefields.

Tkii Saala Taasup

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Red Hill

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
tkii saala taasup
land red hill

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Big red hill near the beach at Wiring Cay. Where the 'ngulang arii' comes out.

Tkii Taik Saala Lakunwa

I. PN

1. land,toponomy,water Red Point Lagoon

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Name of a lagoon south of Wiring Cay.

Truk Nguu wa

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Waha leaf Place

Turmaala aing Kaanu

I. PN

1. land,toponomy the Shaman's Place

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
turmaala aing kaanu
medecine man of place

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    A place in Wiring Cay, only old times people used to go there.

Turturu Kaanu

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Sandfly Place

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    A place in Corn River up from aabang Kat, with sand flies.
  • Gramatical:
    A variant form is "trutru'

untas

I. N

1. sand

2. geo,land,sea beach

Uriaup

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Orange Grove

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    Orange Grove, up on Kukra River.

usru kumaa

I. N

1. animal,dom.,land hen

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
usru kumaa
woman

Notas:

  • Gramatical:
    the full expression with 'kumaa' is rarely used

Wairu Ipang

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Crab Cay

Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
wairu ipang
land crab cay

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    There are many crabs on this island that are found only there. We eat those crabs.

Wang Taik

I. PN

1. land,toponomy Grass Point
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Composicion:

expression
Morfemas
wang taik
tall wild plan (Kr) point

Notas:

  • Etnográfica:
    From Cane Creek bar, up just past the swamp. The grass type of wang is what Wang Taik is named for. Several generations of Ramas have had houses and planted there, and there are a number of different fruit trees.
  • Léxica:
    There are two different plants called wang: One is a grass which grows on creek banks and down into the water, ad the other is a medium-tall plat with long leaves that grow upward which is found in open bush spaces.