GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY
(All a's are pronounced halfway between the a in father and the a in cat.)
ARAJUNO a-ra-hoo-no. An abandoned Shell Oil Company base in the eastern jungle. The station where the McCullys worked; also the base from which the rescue party set out.
ATSHUARA at-shwa-ra. A group of Jivaro Indians among whom Roger Youderian established an outstation.
AUCA ow (rhymes with cow)-ka. A group of savage Indians inhabiting the eastern jungle. The word is a Quichua term meaning "savage."
CURARAY coo-ra-rye. The river on which the five missionaries established their "beachhead."
DAYUMA dye-u-ma. An Auca woman who escaped from her tribe several years ago. She furnished Jim Elliot with the data used on the initial contact.
JIVARO he-va-ro. A group of Indians known for their ancient practice of headshrinking, who live in the southeastern jungles of Ecuador.
MACUMA ma-coo-ma. Home base of the Youderians. A jungle station among the Jivaros.
PUYUPUNGU pu-yu-pungu (all four u's are long). Outstation opened by the Elliots; later the home of the Flemings.
QUICHUA keech-wa. Any of a number of groups of Indians in Ecuador who were conquered by the Incas. Also the language spoken by these people now (it was forced on them by the conquerors). This is the Ecuadorian spelling of Kechua, or Quechua. In this book, Quichua refers to the Lowland Quichuasthose who live in the eastern forests, among whom Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, and Pete Fleming worked.
QUITO key-toe. The capital of Ecuador.
SHANDIA shan-dya. The station where Peter Fleming and Jim Elliot worked when they first went into the forest. The McCullys lived here for a time, and later only the Elliots.
SHELL MERA shell-meh-ra. The base of operations of the Missionary Aviation Fellowship in Ecuador, at the edge of the jungle. It is accessible by road from Quito. Home of the Saint family.