Pre-Columbian charts showing Antilia, Satanazes, Saya and Ymana 3
Chart
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Word
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Explanation
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Translation
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Dictionary
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Relevance
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1424
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naou or nao
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the u should be o, viz Nao (Canepa)
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nothing – ? defines word which follows
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i.e., Nar y sua – “nothing – and sweltering” on Grand Terre Guadalupe.
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nao
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boat
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Nao is placed near the port on Satanazes.
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rosellia
roillo
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rose Ilha – shorthand for Rosellia
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island of roses
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‘Roses’ are in fact organ pipe cactus unique to Mana – not roses, although they resemble them.
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1424
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saia
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honey creeper birds or skirt
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tropical birds
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These are highly coloured birds which Columbus noted flitting from Les Santes to Guadalupe, including sapticas, “the most beautiful bird on earth”.
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Saluaga
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savages
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island of savages
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Cannibals of Guadalupe who bred children for food, then castrated them to increase their growth.
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Satanazes
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Satan’s
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Satan’s island
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Island of cannibals who, I believe, ate some of a junk’s crew.
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Silla
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Castilian for ‘saddle’
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saddle (plateau) between volcanoes)
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This is the saddle (high plateau) between Soufriere and Mon Carmichael, clearly visible from the sea (see photo)
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Taomar
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“rise and fall of the sea ?”
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Geyser ? = rising from the sea (Les Saintes)
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This is placed between Satanzes and Saya above an underwater volcano where geysers have been reported.
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ura con
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uracano (Venetian) = volcanic explosion, earthquake or hurricane
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hurricane
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More likely to be a hurricane as it is drawn on east Puerto Rico from where hurricanes approach. Earthquakes are more common on the west coast.
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Viúdi
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savages from Brasil
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cannibals
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i.e.”Terr Saluagio Viudi“, Land of savages from Brasil shown on Basse Terre – just what the Caribs were!
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