Arawak
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See also: arawak
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono.
Noun[edit]
Arawak (plural Arawaks or Arawak)
- A member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
- A member of an Arawak indigenous group.
Translations[edit]
- Note: These may be translations for the plural.
Proper noun[edit]
Arawak
- A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean.
- A Caribbean language belonging to this group.
Translations[edit]
specific language
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Adjective[edit]
Arawak (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the Arawak peoples
Translations[edit]
pertaining to the Arawak
See also[edit]
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Lokono terms
- Arawak language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ethnologue entry for Arawak, arw
References[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.