Associations to the word «Arawakan»

Wiktionary

ARAWAKAN, adjective. (linguistics) 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.

Dictionary definition

ARAWAKAN, noun. A member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America.
ARAWAKAN, noun. A family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America.
ARAWAKAN, adjective. Of or relating to the peoples who speak the language of the Arawak.

Wise words

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia