Arawakan
noun
Ar·a·wak·an
ˌa-rə-ˈwä-kən 
-ˈwa-,
ˌer-ə-
plural Arawakan or Arawakans
1
: a member of a group of Indian peoples of South America and the West Indies
2
: the language family of the Arawakan peoples
Examples of Arawakan in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Coming from the Orinoco Basin in South America, groups of agriculturalists settled in villages in the western and eastern parts of the Caribbean, speaking languages derived from the language family known as Arawakan.
—
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Arawakan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Arawakan. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share