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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karankawa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
karankawa
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an Indigenous nation from modern southern Texas

noun

a linguistic group from the same origin

noun

a member of such nation or group

noun

the language of that people

Etymology

Uncertain. Albert S Gatschet proposed it is derived or directly borrowed from Comecrudo klam kakáwa (“dog raisers”, literally “dog lovers”), from klam (“dog”) + kakáwa (“they love”, plural of kawa (“to love, be fond of”)).

Inflected Forms

Karankawas (plural)

Questions

What does karankawa mean?
an Indigenous nation from modern southern Texas
Where does karankawa come from?
Uncertain. Albert S Gatschet proposed it is derived or directly borrowed from Comecrudo klam kakáwa (“dog raisers”, literally “dog lovers”), from klam (“dog”) + kakáwa (“they love”, plural of kawa (“to love, be fond of”)).

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