Who were the Arawak people?
Q: Who were the Arawak people?
A: The Arawak were a group of people who lived in the northern part of South America and the Caribbean.
Q: What happened to the Arawak people?
A: After the colonization of South America, the Arawak people became extinct within a period of about a century to a century and a half.
Q: Are there any Arawak people left today?
A: There are only very few people who call themselves Arawak remaining today.
Q: What are the Arawakian languages?
A: The Arawakian languages are a group of languages that show what influence the Arawak people probably once had.
Q: How many speakers of Arawakian languages are left today?
A: There are about 2000 speakers left, 1500 in Guyana and 700 in Suriname.
Q: How many Native American allies were on Haiti in 1515?
A: In 1515, there were about 50,000 Native American allies (to the Spanish) on Haiti from an original estimate of 250,000.
Q: How many Arawak people were left in Haiti in 1650?
A: In 1650, there were none left.
