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Negrito
[ ni-gree-toh ]
noun
, plural Ne·gri·tos, Ne·gri·toes.
- a member of any of various Indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
Negrito
/ nɪˈɡriːtəʊ /
noun
- a member of any of various dwarfish Negroid peoples of SE Asia and Melanesia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Negrito1
First recorded in 1760–70; from Spanish negrito, equivalent to negr(o) “black” + -ito, diminutive suffix; Negrillo ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Negrito1
C19: from Spanish, diminutive of negro black
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Example Sentences
Then he told Alila how the Negrito children are taught to use their bows and arrows when very young.
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We heard a story here of a Negrito stealing a pig from two Ilongots who had a Negrito brother-in-law.
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In their beginnings, these factors already manifest themselves in the wanderings of the Papuan and Negrito tribes.
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I had cured the old Negrito chief with it, and he was very grateful to me, and presented me with some very fine arrows in return.
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The proof of these two tribes being Negrito is the strongest for the Hillunas.
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