http://www.historic.dominica-weekly.com Traditional architecture of Dominica Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:09:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.historic.dominica-weekly.com/dominica-indigenous-tribes/postname%/#comment-48 Carib Language Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:19:10 +0000 http://www.historic.dominica-weekly.com/dominica-indigenous-tribes/dominica-indigenous-tribes/#comment-48 The Arawaks were not driven away. The women intermarried with the Carib men. Modern day Kalinago people are a mix of Arawak and Carib, and the language is an Arawakan language. Linguists used to call it "Island Carib" but in the language of the Kalinago the name is Karifuna. The name Waitukubuli is made up of 2 Arawak words and can be translated to mean "Its/her body is tall" or "Its/her body is long" or "Its/her body is big." The Arawaks were not driven away. The women intermarried with the Carib men. Modern day Kalinago people are a mix of Arawak and Carib, and the language is an Arawakan language. Linguists used to call it “Island Carib” but in the language of the Kalinago the name is Karifuna. The name Waitukubuli is made up of 2 Arawak words and can be translated to mean “Its/her body is tall” or “Its/her body is long” or “Its/her body is big.”

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