Negrito

[ ni-gree-toh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Ne·gri·tos, Ne·gri·toes.

a member of any of various Indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.

Negrito

/ nɪˈɡriːtəʊ /

Origin of Negrito¹

First recorded in 1760–70; from Spanish negrito, equivalent to negr(o) “black” + -ito, diminutive suffix; Negrillo ( def )

Origin of Negrito¹

C19: from Spanish, diminutive of negro black

Then he told Alila how the Negrito children are taught to use their bows and arrows when very young.

We heard a story here of a Negrito stealing a pig from two Ilongots who had a Negrito brother-in-law.

In their beginnings, these factors already manifest themselves in the wanderings of the Papuan and Negrito tribes.

I had cured the old Negrito chief with it, and he was very grateful to me, and presented me with some very fine arrows in return.

The proof of these two tribes being Negrito is the strongest for the Hillunas.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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