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Karankawa
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English
Etymology
en. Albert S Gatschet proposed it is derived or directly en xcm klam kakáwa dog raisers dog lovers 1, from ccr klam dog + ccr kakáwa they love plural of xcm kawa to love, be fond of.
Noun
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en anthropology an Indigenous nation from modern southern Texas
a linguistic group from the same origin
a member of such nation or group
en linguistics the language of that people
Translations
French: fr Karankawa
Ndé Miizaa: apl nda kun dadehe
Spanish: es karankawa, es carancagua
Tonkawa: tqw Keles
References
Albert S. Gatschet The Karankawa Indians, The Coast People of Texas 43-44 Tribal Synonymy of the Karankawas 1891.