Anauê
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Anauê is a Brazilian greeting of indigenous origin, with documented use in 1911 among the Nambikwara people in Mato Grosso. It was extensively used from 1923 to 1936 by the Brazilian Scouting movement as its greeting, due to the movement's indigenous focus. In the early 1930s, it began to be used in public displays by Brazilian Integralists, similarly to the greetings of European fascists and the Nazi salute, which in turn evolved from the Roman salute.[1][2][3][4] The appropriation of the greeting by Brazilian Integralists led to its abandonment in 1936 by the non-partisan Scouting movement, to avoid confusion with Integralism.
The use of the expression "Anauê!" as a greeting to newcomers was documented in 1911 by Marshal Rondon as originating from the Nambikwara language.[5]
Nevertheless, attempts have been made to classify the expression within other language families. According to Gustavo Barroso, one of the leaders of the Brazilian Integralist Action, the greeting would be a combination of different greetings existing in the Tupi language.[1] For Luís da Câmara Cascudo, the word would have originated from the Paresi language. Being a shout, it would mean "united-with-others-equals, of solidarity, of meeting, of gathering, of rallying call. Its use as an acclamation would be an acclimatization of the military voice in civil ceremonies."[6]