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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCaribe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka.ʁib
"Les peuples caribes vivaient dans les Petites Antilles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A member of an indigenous people of the Lesser Antilles and parts of adjacent South America.
"The Caribs historically inhabited several islands across the eastern Caribbean." - 2
The Cariban family of languages spoken by these indigenous peoples.
"Linguists continue to study the structural complexities of the Carib language family."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Spanish 'Caribe', ultimately from the indigenous Carib (or Kalinago) autonym 'kalina' or 'caripuna'. The term entered the English language in the late 16th century via French and Spanish explorers to describe the indigenous peoples of the Lesser Antilles and northern South America, subsequently giving its name to the Caribbean Sea.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Carib" is said worldwide
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Caribe
Transliteration: ka.ʁib
"Les peuples caribes vivaient dans les Petites Antilles."
Karibe
Transliteration: kaˈʁiːbə
"Die Kariben waren eine indigene Bevölkerungsgruppe."
Caribe
Transliteration: kaˈriːbe
"I Caribi erano un popolo indigeno delle Piccole Antille."
Caribe
Transliteration: kaˈɾibe
"Los caribes habitaban las Antillas Menores antes de la llegada de los europeos."
Caríba
Transliteration: kaˈɾibɐ
"Os povos caribes habitavam o norte da América do Sul."
कैरिब
Transliteration: kærib
"कैरिब लोग कैरिबियन द्वीप समूह के मूल निवासी थे।"
加勒比人
Transliteration: jiā lè bǐ rén
"加勒比人是小安的列斯群岛的原住民。"
카리브인
Transliteration: karib-in
"카리브인은 소앤틸리스 제도의 원주민이었다."
カリブ族
Transliteration: karibu-zoku
"カリブ族は小アンティル諸島の先住民族です。"
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