Source Material Relating to Tewkesbury’s trips to the Darien in 1939 and 1940 – Indians of the Darien

              o F THE D AR lEN
(No attempt has been made t p collect information on this
subject. but only to bring together such worthwhile data
as happened to come my w8¥ in compiling this material on
Tewkesbury. --- E. Crawford. M8¥ 31 . "1942.)
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Words , as they were spoken, by the Indians at Icandi and Pintupu on the
Bayano River in the Republic of Panama:
cayu co
s hoe
s ton e
p a n
t a p i r
h a i r
f i r e
c h i e f
n 0 s e
f i s h
cor n
dee r
banana or pl ante.in
B i r d (like vulture) or
(yellow winged blackbord)
b i r d (large black)
small boy
Yfuere are you goi ng?
cnt a b
o~ lu
sJihat
a c u a
p ~ t e r
moo l Ie
- ...,.,1..-
salage
s 0 1
- - e s p a
a s uw
"-'"
0 0 a
h ob
v
a
_v
g 0 e y
mas e
_ I
m u 1 a
all
,
..... v
quama
- /
a
machewa
- I ...
pen i pen i
soulga
,
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Words, as t hey were spoken, by the Indians at Piria on the
Bayano River in t he Republic of Panama
f i n g e r - C 0 e
h a n d a r g 0 n
m o u t h . ,
c a y a
t e e t h " ... nu g a 1 a
t o n g u e q u it ben a l
v e y e e b i a
e a r w
. ,
a t ti' k \r
h a i r v s i 1 'e" g e a
h e a d -v v p e b e
s t 0 0 1 ,'" ,',
c a n a
all i ga t 0 r
palm seeds (roasted) n ,' ~' 1 u p a
Wor ds, as t hey were spoken, by the Indi ans at the headwaters
of t he Chucunaque River
nos e
_ v
a suela
ch i n " v
a k u
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Names of rivers, as they were spok en, by Indians i n t he locality of the
B,ayano River in the Republic of Panruna
Rio Canyete. M a s s a
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g a n d e
vi - -.... _I
Rio- Bay€mo Mod -0 n g a n d e
u
Rio Agua Clara I c an - d e
.. Rio Diable (Achablo) C d ,- a p a n e
Rio Parte 'E b e r t -e
Rio Canyasa N a r a g and e
Rio Chucunaque W a 1 1 a (frequently used)
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E q Ui n a s i 9 e n i j a, is the name of the chief of Naragandi , a
smal l vill age at the headwaters of the Canyasa River. He has no
Spanish name .