Without specifying a language I would guess that awa has the same form and meaning as agua or aqua which refers to water.
The awa (river) was a source of life for iwi (tribes) that lived near the awa. The most important thing would be the Kai (food) as in ika (fish). tuna (eel) etc..
awa= away in scottish :)
Sign language was used by many many tribes, not just the Plains tribes. It was simply to communicate with other tribes whose language or dialect was not fully understood by another.
Did any mississippian tribes have a written language
me myself in person Awa Magassouba
AWA Tower was created in 1930.
Awa Sissoko was born in 1994.
Awa Karamoko was born in 1985.
Awa Gueye was born in 1978.
Mwen di ou awa,mwen di ou awa,
Sioux