Definition
An alternative or variant plural form of Carib, referring to multiple members of the Carib people or their linguistic group.
Etymology
This form likely represents an attempt to use an indigenous or Latin-influenced plural ending (-i) instead of the English -s, reflecting scholarly or historical naming conventions.
Kelly Says
The -i plural ending (like in 'alumni' or 'foci') came from Latin, so scholars sometimes applied it to indigenous terms to sound more 'learned'—but it often wasn't actually how the indigenous people pluralized their own names!
Translations
BNবাংলা
ক্যারিবীয়
ka-ri-bi-i-ya
CACatalà
Caribenc
ka-ri-benk
DADansk
kariber
ka-ri-ber
DEDeutsch
Caribi
ka-ri-bi
ELΕλληνικά
Καριβέζοι
ka-ri-ve-zoi
ESEspañol
caribi
ka-ri-bi
FISuomi
kariibilaiset
ka-ri-i-bai-li-set
FRFrançais
Caribi
ka-ri-bi
HEעברית
קריביים
kri-bi-im
HIहिन्दी
कैरिबियन
ka-ri-bee-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
Caribia
ka-ri-bia
ITItaliano
Caraibi
ka-ra-i-bi
MRMR
कॅरिबियन
ka-ri-bee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
Karibia
ka-ri-bia
NLNederlands
Cariben
ka-ri-ben
NONorsk
kariber
ka-ri-ber
PAPA
ਕੈਰੀਬੀਅਨ
ka-ri-bee-an
PTPortuguês
caribi
ka-ri-bi
RUРусский
Карибы
ka-ri-by
SVSvenska
Kariber
ka-ri-ber
SWKiswahili
Wakaribu
wa-ka-ri-bu
TAதமிழ்
கரியிபியர்
ka-ri-bi-yar
TEతెలుగు
కరిబియన్
ka-ri-bi-yan
THไทย
ชาวคาเรียน
cha-ao ka-ri-en
TRTürkçe
Caripler
ka-ri-pler
UKУкраїнська
каріби
ka-ri-bi
VITiếng Việt
người Carib
ngoo-e carib