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  2. Arawak - Wikipedia

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    The Arawak are a group of Indigenous peoples of northern South America and of the Caribbean.The term "Arawak" has been applied at various times to different Indigenous groups, from the Lokono of South America to the Taíno (Island Arawaks), who lived in the Greater Antilles and northern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.

  3. Lokono - Wikipedia

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    The Lokono Artists Group. Historically, the group self-identified and still identifies as 'Lokono-Arawak' by the semi fluent speakers in the tribe, or simply as 'Arawak' (by non speakers of the native tongue within the tribe) and strictly as 'Lokono' by tribal members who are still fluent in the language, because in their own language they call themselves 'Lokono' meaning 'many people' (of ...

  4. Taíno - Wikipedia

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    The Taíno people, or Taíno culture, have been classified by some authorities as belonging to the Arawak peoples. Their language is considered to have belonged to the Arawak language family , the languages of which were historically present throughout the Caribbean, and much of Central and South America.

  5. Arawak language - Wikipedia

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    Arawak (Arowak, Aruák), also known as Lokono (Lokono Dian, literally "people's talk" by its speakers), is an Arawakan language spoken by the Lokono (Arawak) people of South America in eastern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. [2] It is the eponymous language of the Arawakan language family. Lokono is an active–stative language. [3]

  6. Arawakan languages - Wikipedia

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    This is common to all the Arawak tribes scattered along the coasts from Suriname to Guyana. Upper Paraguay has Arawakan-language tribes: the Quinquinaos, the Layanas, etc. (This is the Moho-Mbaure group of L. Quevedo). In the islands of Marajos, in the middle of the estuary of the Amazon, the Aruan people spoke an Arawak

  7. List of Taínos - Wikipedia

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    The Taíno ("Taíno" means "peace"), [2] were peaceful seafaring people and distant relatives of the Arawak people of South America. [3] [1] Taíno society was divided into two classes: Nitaino (nobles) and the Naboria (commoners). Both were governed by chiefs known as caciques, who were the maximum authority in a Yucayeque (village).

  8. Igneri - Wikipedia

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    The Igneri were an Indigenous Arawak people of the southern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. Historically, it was believed that the Igneri were conquered and displaced by the Island Caribs or Kalinago in an invasion some time before European contact. However, linguistic and archaeological studies in the 20th century have led scholars to more ...

  9. Category:Arawak peoples - Wikipedia

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    Arawakan people (2 C, 2 P) A. ... Lokono (1 C, 3 P) T. Taíno (7 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Arawak peoples" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.