Arawak

Synonyms for "arawak" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (1)

Related words (3)

Proper Noun(1 words)
Noun(1 words)

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5 relation types

Translations

26 translations across 8 languages.

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French

2 entries
  • Arawak adj (pertaining to the Arawak)
  • Arawak noun (people)

German

2 entries
  • Arawak adj (pertaining to the Arawak)
  • Arawak noun (people)

Irish

4 entries
  • Aruacach adj (pertaining to the Arawak)
  • Aruaicis name (group of languages)
  • Aruaicis name (specific language)
  • Aruacach noun (people)

Marathi

4 entries
  • आरावाक adj (pertaining to the Arawak)
  • आरावाक name (group of languages)
  • आरावाक name (specific language)
  • आरावाक noun (people)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • arauaco adj (pertaining to the Arawak)
  • arauaque adj (pertaining to the Arawak)
  • arawak adj (pertaining to the Arawak)
  • aruaco adj (pertaining to the Arawak)

Spanish

4 entries
  • arahuaco adj (pertaining to the Arawak)
  • arahuaco name (group of languages)
  • arahuaco name (specific language)
  • arahuaco noun (people)

Sranan Tongo

2 entries
  • arwaka adj (pertaining to the Arawak)
  • Arwakatongo name (specific language)

Swedish

2 entries
  • arawak adj (pertaining to the Arawak)
  • arawakindian adj (pertaining to the Arawak)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Jean La Rose said despite this wealth of natural resources Amerindian groups like the Arawak, who make up 10 percent of the population, remain impoverished.

Source: tatoeba (11592963)

Another people, the Surinen, lived near the coast. Like the Arawaks and the Caribs, they had migrated northward into Suriname. The Arawak and Carib peoples greatly outnumbered the Surinen. The Surinen were disappearing by the late 1400s.

Source: wiktionary

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