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calinago

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Ca·li·na·go   (kāl'ĭ-nä'gō, kä'lĭ-)   
n.   pl. Calinago or Ca·li·na·gos
  1. A member of a Caribbean Indian people inhabiting the Lesser Antilles.

  2. The language of the Calinago.


[Spanish calinago, alteration of karinako, from Carib kari'na-ko, Caribs : kari'na, Carib + -ko, variant of -koŋ, pl. suffix.]
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