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Mawes (other)
Mawes may refer to: * Saint Maudez, known in Cornwall as ''Mauwes'', a Breton saint * St Mawes, a town in Cornwall, England * Mawes language Mawes is a recently extinct Papuan language of Indonesia. Usher (2020) proposes that it may be related to the Kwerbic languages. Foley (2018) classifies Mawes as a language isolate A language isolate is a language that has no demonstrable ..., a Papuan language of Indonesia See also * Maws (other) * Maves {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Maudez
Maudez is a Breton saint who lived in the 5th or 6th century. He is also known as Maudé, Maudet (Breton French), Maodez or Modez (Breton), Maudetus (Latin), Mandé (French) and Mawes (in Cornwall). In the Breton calendar his feast is 18 November. Biography Maudez is variously said to have come from Ireland, or Wales, but most sources say Brittany. He first settled on the south coast of Cornwall where the village of St Mawes took his name. A chapel dedicated to him was subsequently abandoned during the reign of Elizabeth I. A second chapel was built by the Earl Temple on Church Hill in 1807; and rebuilt in 1881. St Mawes' Church was opened by the Bishop of Truro George Wilkinson on 5 December 1884. Local opinion holds that St Mawes built the first landing at the harbour to help pilgrims access his Holy Well, which is preserved on nearby Grove Hill. Mawes then went to Brittany and tradition has it that he landed in Pleubian. From there, he visited many monasteries in the reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mawes
St Mawes () is a village on the end of the Roseland Peninsula, in the eastern side of Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth harbour, on the south coast of Cornwall, England. The village, formerly two separate hamlets, lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Last Glacial Period, Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level rise, sea level to rise. The immense natural harbour thus created is claimed to be the third largest in the world. St Mawes was once a busy fishing port, but the trade declined during the 20th century and the village now serves as a popular tourist location, with many properties functioning as holiday accommodation. The village is in the civil parish of St Just in Roseland and lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). History and geography The village takes its name from the Celtic Christianity, Celtic saint Saint Maudez (Mawe), who may have come from Ireland but i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mawes Language
Mawes is a recently extinct Papuan language of Indonesia. Usher (2020) proposes that it may be related to the Kwerbic languages. Foley (2018) classifies Mawes as a language isolate A language isolate is a language that has no demonstrable genetic relationship with any other languages. Basque in Europe, Ainu and Burushaski in Asia, Sandawe in Africa, Haida and Zuni in North America, Kanoê in South America, and Tiwi ..., and so does Hammarström (2010). It had 850 native speakers in 2006, but was extinct by 2024. Pronouns Pronouns are: : Basic vocabulary Basic vocabulary of Mawes listed in Foley (2018): : The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database: : Sentences Of the few sentences that have been documented for Mawes, some example sentences are: Further reading *Wambaliau, Theresia. 2006. ''Survey Report on the Mawes Language in Papua, Indonesia''. (in Indonesian). Unpublished manuscr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maws (other)
Maws or MAWS may refer to: * the plural of '' maw'' * Missile approach warning system * ''My Adventures with Superman'', a 2023 animated superhero TV series * Tony Maws Tony Maws (born 1970) is an American chef and restaurateur. Maws was the chef/owner of the former Craigie on Main (once called Craigie Street Bistrot) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Early years Raised in Newton, Massachusetts, Tony Maws attended t ..., American chef See also * Maw (other) * Mawes (other) * Maus (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
