According to Richard Pankhurst, Adwa derives its name from Adi Awa (or Wa), ``Village of the Awa''; the Awa are an ethnic group mentioned in the anonymous Monumentum Adulitanum that once stood at Adulis. Francisco Alvares records that the Portuguese diplomatic mission passed Adwa, which he called ``Houses of St. Michael,'' in August 1520.
According to Richard Pankhurst, Adwa derives its name from Adi Awa (or Wa), ``Village of the Awa''; the Awa are an ethnic group mentioned in the anonymous Monumentum Adulitanum that once stood at Adulis.
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
According
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Richard
Richard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Pankhurst
Pankhurst
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Adwa
Adwa
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
derive
derives
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Adi
Adi
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Awa
Awa
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Wa
Wa
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
Village
Village
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Awa''
Awa''
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
<UNK>
<UNK>
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
<UNK>
<UNK>
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
Awa
Awa
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
ethnic
ethnic
ADJ
JJ
parataxis
Number=Sing
group
group
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
mention
mentioned
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
anonymous
anonymous
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
Monumentum
Monumentum
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Adulitanum
Adulitanum
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
advmod
NumType=Mult
once
once
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
stand
stood
VERB
VBD
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Adulis
Adulis
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Francisco Alvares records that the Portuguese diplomatic mission passed Adwa, which he called ``Houses of St. Michael,'' in August 1520.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Francisco
Francisco
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Alvares
Alvares
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
record
records
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Portuguese
Portuguese
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
diplomatic
diplomatic
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
mission
mission
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
pass
passed
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Adwa
Adwa
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
obj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obj
Number=Plur
house
Houses
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
St.
St.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Michael
Michael
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
August
August
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1520
1520
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.