Reconstruction:Taíno/iwana

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This Taíno entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Taíno

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Etymology

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From Proto-Arawak [Term?].[1] Cognate with Wayuu iwana, Garifuna iwána.

Noun

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*iwana

  1. iguana

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Granberry, Julian, Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 123