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Karankawa

noun
Ka·ran·ka·wa | \kəˈraŋkəˌwȯ\
plural Karankawa or Karankawas

Definition of Karankawa 

1a : an Indian people of the Gulf coast in Texas

b : a member of such people

2 : a language of the Karankawa people

3 : a language family perhaps related to Coahuiltecan and Tonkawan that comprises the Karankawa language

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