"Cariban" meaning in All languages combined

See Cariban on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: Carib + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Carib|an}} Carib + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Cariban (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to languages of the Cariban family, a family of Amerindian languages spoken in northeastern South America, characterized by small phonemic inventories, split ergativity, broadly left-branching word order (SOV and OVS, with postpositions), portmanteau agreement, and marking of possession on the possessed noun. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Language families Related terms: Carib, Caribbean Translations (Translations): Caribisch (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-Cariban-en-adj-w0Vzz8x9 Disambiguation of Language families: 71 6 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 5 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 74 7 19 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 69 4 26
  2. Of or relating to the peoples who speak these languages. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Cariban-en-adj-aPxuG64s
  3. Of or relating to the Carib people (in all senses, whether linguistically Cariban or Arawakan). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Cariban-en-adj-kvLB1Aqd

Download JSON data for Cariban meaning in All languages combined (2.4kB)

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