Amerindian Language (Noun)

Meaning

Any of the languages spoken by Amerindians.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

• The Guanche language is an extinct Amerindian language that was spoken on the Canary Islands.
• More than two dozen Amerindian languages are spoken in Guyana, but only a few have written forms.
• Cree is an Amerindian language spoken by approximately 117,000 people across Canada.
• Linguists have grouped Yuchi with the Siouan and Appalachian family of Amerindian languages.
• The majority of Ecuadorian people speak an Amerindian language as their native language.

Synonyms

• American-Indian Language
• American Indian
• Indian
• Amerind

Hypernyms

• Natural Language

Hyponyms

• Caddoan Language
• Kechua
• Penutian
• Kechuan
• Athabaskan
• Carib
• Atakapa
• Muskhogean
• Arawak
• Athapaskan
• Iroquoian Language
• Maraco
• Tupi-Guarani
• Muskogean
• Muskogean Language
• Uto-Aztecan
• Siouan
• Quechuan Language
• Algonquian
• Algonquian Language
• Tanoan
• Caddo
• Maya
• Hokan
• Attacapa
• Attacapan
• Quechua
• Na-Dene
• Athabascan
• Mosan
• Mayan Language
• Athapaskan Language
• Iroquoian