An indigenous people of the Caribbean, particularly the Lesser Antilles, known for their pottery and maritime culture.
From the Arawakan language family, the term derives from the self-designation of these Caribbean peoples. The word entered European documentation through early Spanish colonial records.
The Arawakan peoples were incredible navigators who island-hopped across the Caribbean centuries before Columbus, but their languages and cultures nearly disappeared due to colonization—today linguists are racing to document what remains!
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