Kalinago
group of people native to the Lesser Antilles islands
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Summary
Kalinago is an indigenous people[1]. They ranks in the top 2% of indigenous people entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,575 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Dominica[3], Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[4]
- Subclass of: Indigenous peoples of the Americas[5]
- Commons category: Kalinago people[6]
- Point in time: 1500[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kalinago people[8]
- Population: 3000[9]
- Facet of: Spanish colonization of the Americas[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
- Indigenous to: Lesser Antilles[15], Caribbean[16]
- Language used: English[17], Dominican Creole French[18], Kalinago[19]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Kalinago include Caribbean[20], a transcontinental region[21].
Why It Matters
Kalinago has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] They is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]
Entities named for them include Caribbean[20], a transcontinental region[21].