Carijona

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Carijona, itself borrowed from Carijona karihona (“Carijona-speaker, person”), from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Doublet of Carib, cannibal, caribe, Garifuna, and Kari'na.

Noun

Carijona pl (plural only)

  1. A South American indigenous group.

Proper noun

Carijona

  1. The language of these people.
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