Vol. 55 No. 2 (2007)
Research Article

Lipan Apache Placenames of Augustina Zuazua: Some Structural and Discursive Features

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  • Anthony K. Webster
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.2007.55.2.103

Published 2007-06-01

Copyright (c) 2007 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

This paper presents twenty-two Lipan Apache placenames as used by Augustina Zuazua in a narrative to Harry Hoijer concerning Lipan history. Lipan Apache is now considered by most linguists to be largely an extinct language. However these placenames provide a glimpse into the place-naming practices of the Lipan as well as reveal how placenames were discursively used. I analyze the placenames based on the semantic and morphological components of the names. I also look at how the placenames were used in context within the narrative. Finally, I suggest that Zuazua used this narrative and the placenames to comment on the removal of the Lipan Apache from their traditional homeland. The names, then, act as lingering signs of a past homeland.

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