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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Arawak"”.
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Garifuna: the birth and rise of an identity through contact langugage and contact culture
… the United States). Labeled linguistically as an Arawak language, Garífuna also displays influences from other languages as a result of a series of language contact events beginning around the 16th or 17th century in the Lesser Antillean islands of the Caribbean. The purpose of this dissertation …
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Nature and Culture in Prehistoric Amazonia : Using G.I.S. to reconstruct ancient ethnogenetic processes from archaeology, linguistics, geography, and ethnohistory
… in pre-Columbian South America, that of the Arawak language family. It identifies some of the cultural mechanisms in the interaction between Arawak- and non-Arawak-speaking societies, emphasizing the role of regional integration through long-distance travel and trade. The ambition is to …
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El uso y el mantenimiento de la lengua: Garifuna en Sangrelaya, Honduras
… States. It is considered a mixed language of Arawak and Caribe descent. It has been demonstrated that indigenous languages in much of the world face endangerment; Garifuna is no exception. In many communities, Garifuna is threatened by the dominant language, either Spanish or English. Studies …
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The Taino Are Still Alive, Taino Cuan Yahabo: An Example Of The Social Construction Of Race And Ethnicity
Definitions and boundaries of race and ethnicity are socially constructed. They are malleable inventions created by the negotiation of ascribed ideas from outside groups and asserted notions from the inside group's membership. The revitalization of Taíno identity and culture within the …