Topônimos em Jiripancó: condições e motivações para escolhas dos nomes de lugares em Ouricuri

Abstract

This research aims to describe and analyze the origin of place names in the Ouricuri village of the Jiripancó people, considering the conscious or unconscious motivations behind the choice of these designations in that geographical location. For this purpose, the investigation is based on the studies of Dick (1990, 1986) and Seabra (2004) to understand Toponymy as a subfield of Onomastics and the relevant research and analysis methodologies, in dialogue with historical, geographical, and social aspects of the indigenous community in question. Guided by these studies, the corpus includes 11 toponyms found in public academic documents, individually analyzed with the support of semi-structured interviews conducted with indigenous members of the community. The investigation organized and analyzed the collected data in a descriptive table, aiming to establish a relationship between the place names and their respective motivations. As a result, the investigative process provided insights into the toponymic reality of the location and the significance of these names for the Jiripancó people.