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Macushi|məˈkuːʃɪ|
Also Macusi.
a. A Carib Indian people inhabiting Guyana (formerly British Guiana) and Brazil; a member of this people.
b. The language of this people. Also attrib. or as adj.
1881Encycl. Brit. XII. 828/2 In British Guiana the Carib tribes are the Ackawais and Caribisi of the coast and forest regions, the Arecumas and Macusis of the savannah region. 1934E. Waugh Handful of Dust v. 273 She Macushi woman. All these people Macushi people. Ibid. 274, I wish I could speak Macushi. 1934― Ninety-two Days iii. 78 There was a large Indian village. These were sophisticated Macushis who were in constant contact with the ranches. Ibid. 89 He was at work on a translation of the scriptures into Macushi. 1974H. MacInnes Climb to Lost World iv. 57 A Macusi Indian..had been taken to England by some missionaries. |