I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷kən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or belonging to Arawakan or the Arawakan peoples
II. noun
( plural arawakan or arawakans )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a group of Indian peoples of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, and, formerly, the West Indies whose languages constitute a large language family
b. : a member of such peoples
2. : the language family of the Arawakan peoples