Arawak peoples

The Arawak are a group of Indigenous peoples of northern South America and the Caribbean. The term "Arawak" has been applied at various times to different Indigenous groups, from the Lokono of South America to the Taíno (Island Arawaks), who lived in the Greater Antilles and northern Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. All these groups spoke related Arawakan languages.

language family

ethnic group

Caquetío are the Indigenous people of northwestern Venezuela, as well as the islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. The Caquetío along with their neighbors, the Jirajara and Quiriquire tribes, were largely diminished due to Spanish colonization. Although no full-blooded Caquetío remain today, notable Caquetío DNA can still be found in the modern populations of Aruba and northwestern Venezuela. The Caquetío language (Caquetío) belongs to the Arawakan family of languages, being closely related to the Jirajara language. The Caquetío language is termed a "ghost" language because little to no trace