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English word origin

Etymology of Arawak

From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono.

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The source etymologies

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A group of Amerindian languages spoken around the Caribbean. · A Caribbean language belonging to this group.

adj

Pertaining to the Arawak peoples

noun

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.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Kari'na Aruwako, from the name in Lokono.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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