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The origin and meaning of the name of Aruba are uncertain due to limited knowledge about the Caquetío language spoken by the Caquetío people who lived on the island before European colonization. However, the name " Aruba " is believed to be a Hispanized Indigenous name of Arawak origin.
This list is a compilation of the indigenous names that were given by Amerindian people to the Caribbean islands before the Europeans started naming them. The islands of the Caribbean were successively settled since at least around 5000 BC, long before European arrival in 1492.
Aruba (/ ə ˈ r uː b ə / ə-ROO-bə, Dutch pronunciation: [aːˈrubaː] or [aːˈrybaː] ⓘ, Papiamento pronunciation:), officially the Country of Aruba (Dutch: Land Aruba; Papiamento: Pais Aruba), is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná and 80 kilometres (50 ...
Aruba was neglected by the Spaniards from 1533 until the Dutch conquest of 1636, when Spanish and native languages (especially Caquetío) were widely spoken. Upon the Dutch conquest the Spaniards fled, and the natives were deported to the mainland because they were regarded as sympathetic to the Spaniards.
Indigenous names are prevalent in specific regions of Aruba, such as Sasiriwichi at the northwestern tip, [21] near the California lighthouse. Additionally, the hilly areas in eastern Aruba, from Cashiunti, Huliba, Kiwarcu to Coashiati or Jamanota, and the north coast between Andicuri and Oranjestad, abound in Caquetío toponyms. [22]
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Aruba: One main island: Continental shelf Netherlands: 180 69 107,635 598 1,550 Caribbean Sea, Lesser Antilles Bermuda: Archipelago: Oceanic United Kingdom: 53.3 20.6 62,500 1,170 3,000 Atlantic Ocean, North America Bouvet Island: One island Oceanic Norway: 49 19 No permanent resident: 0 0 Southern Ocean British Indian Ocean Territory [n 18] [11]