Arawak

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The Arawak are a group of Indigenous peoples of northern South America and the Caribbean who speak or once spoke related Arawakan languages. The Arawakan family is one of the most widespread Indigenous language families in the Americas. The term "Arawak" historically applied to peoples on the mainland of South America, the Lokono, but in the 19th century it was extended to peoples in the Caribbean who spoke related varieties. This use created confusion between the mainland and island groups, leading scholars to increasingly prefer the name Taíno for the Caribbean peoples.

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