How do you use Arawakan in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like amerindian or amerind, plus the exact meaning.
Arawakan in a sentence
Arawakan meaning
Of or relating to a language family that developed among ancient indigenous peoples in South America and migrated to Central America and the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, including what is now the Bahamas.
Synonyms of Arawakan
Using Arawakan
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to a language family that developed among ancient indigenous peoples in South America and migrated to Central America and the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, including what is now the Bahamas.
- Useful related words include: amerindian, native american, amerind, amerindian language.
- In the example corpus, arawakan often appears in combinations such as: an arawakan.
Context around Arawakan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Arawakan
- In this selection, "arawakan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, language, people and speaking stand out and add context to how "arawakan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include america where arawakan language peoples and spoke an arawakan language and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "arawakan" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with arawakan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Taino spoke an Arawakan language and did not have writing. (11 words)
It was inhabited by the Taíno, an Arawakan people, who variously called their island Ayiti, Bohio, or Quisqueya (Kiskeya). (19 words)
Their ancestors came from mainland South America, where Arawakan-language peoples were present in most territories, and especially along the northeastern coast. (22 words)
The Arawakan-speaking Taíno moved into Hispaniola from the north east region of what is now known as South America, displacing earlier inhabitants, c. AD 650. They engaged in farming and fishing citation and hunting and gathering. (37 words)
Their ancestors came from mainland South America, where Arawakan-language peoples were present in most territories, and especially along the northeastern coast. (22 words)
It was inhabited by the Taíno, an Arawakan people, who variously called their island Ayiti, Bohio, or Quisqueya (Kiskeya). (19 words)
Example sentences (4)
It was inhabited by the Taíno, an Arawakan people, who variously called their island Ayiti, Bohio, or Quisqueya (Kiskeya).
The Arawakan-speaking Taíno moved into Hispaniola from the north east region of what is now known as South America, displacing earlier inhabitants, c. AD 650. They engaged in farming and fishing citation and hunting and gathering.
Their ancestors came from mainland South America, where Arawakan-language peoples were present in most territories, and especially along the northeastern coast.
The Taino spoke an Arawakan language and did not have writing.
Common combinations with arawakan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an arawakan 2×