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Ciguayo

Ciguayo noun: a tribe that lived on the island which is now called Hispaniola, apparently predating the Taino.

Noun

Ciguayo pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A tribe that lived on the island which is now called Hispaniola, apparently predating the Taino.

Proper noun

Ciguayo

  1. The language of these people, which was not Arawakan or Cariban, and of which a single word is attested (tuob).

Forms of Ciguayo

alternative formSiwayo

Questions about Ciguayo

What does Ciguayo mean?
Ciguayo means a tribe that lived on the island which is now called Hispaniola, apparently predating the Taino.
What part of speech is Ciguayo?
Ciguayo can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Ciguayo in the dictionary

  1. ciguatoxic
  2. ciguatoxicity
  3. ciguatoxicosis
  4. ciguatoxin
  5. ciguatoxins
  6. Ciguayo
  7. CIH
  8. Cihak
  9. Cihaks
  10. CIHR
  11. Cihtong

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