indiānis

See also: indianis

Latvian

Indiāņi

Etymology

A borrowing from other European languages, where it was in use in several forms since the discovery of the Americas. Originally from Indija, reflecting the mistaken belief of the first European discoverers that they had reached India instead of a new continent.

Pronunciation

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Noun

indiānis m (2nd declension, feminine form: indiāniete)

  1. a male member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (excluding Eskimo-Aleut peoples)
  2. (genitive plural) Indian, Amerindian; pertaining to the indigenous peoples of the Americas
    indiāņu valodasAmerindian languages
    indiāņu ciltisAmerindian tribes

Declension

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