How do you use Arawaks in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Arawaks meaning
plural of Arawak
Using Arawaks
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of Arawak
- In the example corpus, arawaks often appears in combinations such as: the arawaks, and arawaks, arawaks and.
Context around Arawaks
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Arawaks
- In this selection, "arawaks" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, peaceful, 000, antiguan, introduced, populated and migrated stand out and add context to how "arawaks" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 250 000 arawaks in haiti and arawaks introduced agriculture. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "arawaks" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with arawaks
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They descend mainly from the Arawaks and Belizean Creoles. (9 words)
The Arawaks are believed to have fled to neighbouring islands. (10 words)
As a result, Caribs and Arawaks populated much of South American and the Caribbean Islands. (15 words)
A second wave of settlers appeared around the year 800 (the Spanish referred to these as " Arawaks ") and a third in the mid-13th century (called " Caribs " by the Spanish). (30 words)
The indigenous Caribs and Arawaks were also used as slave labor to the point of the entire native population being absorbed into the larger groups. (25 words)
The Arawaks are popularly said to have been later displaced by fiercer Carib tribes, but this version of events is disputed by some. (23 words)
Example sentences (14)
Arawaks introduced agriculture to Antigua and Barbuda, raising, among other crops, the famous Antiguan "Black" pineapple.
As a result, Caribs and Arawaks populated much of South American and the Caribbean Islands.
As a result, Caribs and Arawaks were able to colonise much of South America and the Caribbean Islands.
A second wave of settlers appeared around the year 800 (the Spanish referred to these as " Arawaks ") and a third in the mid-13th century (called " Caribs " by the Spanish).
Before the arrival of Europeans, Grenada was inhabited by Caribs who had driven the more peaceful Arawaks from the island.
In just two years under Columbus's governorship more than half of the 250,000 Arawaks in Haiti were dead.
Relatives of the Antiguan Arawaks and Caribs still live in various countries in South America, notably Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia.
Some Arawaks migrated from British Guiana (modern-day Guyana) in the 19th century and continue to live in Barbados.
The Arawaks are believed to have fled to neighbouring islands.
The Arawaks are popularly said to have been later displaced by fiercer Carib tribes, but this version of events is disputed by some.
The bulk of the Arawaks left Antigua about 1100 A.D. Those who remained were subsequently raided by the Caribs.
The Caribs also settled in the area and conquered the Arawaks using their sailing ships.
The indigenous Caribs and Arawaks were also used as slave labor to the point of the entire native population being absorbed into the larger groups.
They descend mainly from the Arawaks and Belizean Creoles.
Common combinations with arawaks
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: