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Carijona

Carijona noun: a South American indigenous group.

Noun

Carijona pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A South American indigenous group.

Proper noun

Carijona

  1. The language of these people.

Origin of Carijona

Borrowed from Spanish Carijona, itself borrowed from Carijona karihona (“Carijona-speaker, person”), from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Doublet of Carib, cannibal, caribe, Garifuna, and Kari'na.

Questions about Carijona

What does Carijona mean?
Carijona means a South American indigenous group.
What part of speech is Carijona?
Carijona can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Carijona in the dictionary

  1. cariensisode
  2. caries
  3. Carigara
  4. carignan
  5. carignans
  6. Carijona
  7. Carillo
  8. carillon
  9. carilloned
  10. carilloneur
  11. carilloneurs

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