Guahivo

/ɡwaˈhiboʊ/ noun

Definition

An alternate spelling of guahibo, referring to the same indigenous South American people.

Etymology

Variant spelling of guahibo from Spanish colonial documentation, showing how indigenous group names were recorded differently by various Spanish writers.

Kelly Says

The multiple spellings of indigenous group names in historical documents reveal how Spanish colonizers lacked standardized methods for transcribing unfamiliar indigenous languages.

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