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Arawakanist

Arawakanist noun: a linguist who specialises in studying Arawakan languages.

Noun

Arawakanist (plural Arawakanists)

  1. A linguist who specialises in studying Arawakan languages.
    • My sincere acknowledgements are extended to the Arawakanists whose work built a foundation for my research: […]2015, Elena Mihas, A Grammar of Alto Perené (Arawak), De Gruyter, →ISBN, page vii
    • The creation of a large comparative wordlist and cognate sets for this group of Arawak will advance a reconstruction of the phonological inventory of proto-CNA, moving a phonological reconstruction for proto-Arawak up a branch in the tree. Additionally, collaboration with other Arawakanists in...2018, Tammy Elizabeth Stark, Caribbean Northern Arawak person marking and alignment (dissertation), University of California, Berkeley, →ISBN, page 3

Forms of Arawakanist

pluralArawakanists

Origin of Arawakanist

From Arawakan + -ist.

Questions about Arawakanist

What does Arawakanist mean?
Arawakanist means a linguist who specialises in studying Arawakan languages.
What part of speech is Arawakanist?
Arawakanist is a noun.
What is the plural of Arawakanist?
The plural of Arawakanist is Arawakanists.

Words near Arawakanist in the dictionary

  1. Aravalli
  2. aravani
  3. Arawa
  4. Arawak
  5. Arawakan
  6. Arawakanist
  7. Arawakanists
  8. Arawakian
  9. Arawakians
  10. Arawaks
  11. Arawan

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