Yes, Arawak is a linguistic term, like "French." ?It is my understanding that the "Caribs" of St. Vincent, and possibly Dominica as well, actually speak an Arawakan dialect, with some Carib words, due to the fact they are descended from mostly male Carib invaders and Arawak women. ?People speaking Arawakan languages lived as far North as Cuba, at one time. ?Both the Carib and Arawak speakers were relatively recent migrants from the Orinoco basin. -----Original Message----- From: Ernest M. Wiltshire <murcot@synapse.net> To: caribbean@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 3:08 pm Subject: Re: [Carib] Fw: Oral History & Caribbean Geneologies? Jerry Handler has reprimanded me (below) for the error of my ways: I hang my head in shame! Ernest "...Barbados was settled in 1627,not 1637 (obviously a typo), the amerindians in Dominica are not Arawaks, but the descendants of so-called Caribs, and people speaking Arawakan languages live in Guyana...there is no such thing as an Arawak ethnic group...sorry, to be so anthropological about this"... *************************** The Caribbean List now has a Resources Page at Historic Antigua and Barbuda http://www.rootsweb.com/~atgwgw/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CARIBBEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message