Calinago

Calinago
Ca·li·na·go (kăl'ĭ-näʹgō, 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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