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Thus Algonquin = the particular tribe and language of that name; Algonquian = the whole family; Iroquois, Iroquoian, Carib, Cariban, etc.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

Carabuyanas, the, 348 Carapaches, the, 414 Carey, S., 183 Cariban linguistic stock, 415 Caribs, the, 399, 415 sq., and Pl.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

These observers comprise the countless Brazilian aborigines in four main linguistic divisions, which in conformity with Powell's terminology may here be named the Cariban, Arawakan, Gesan and Tupi-Guaranian families.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court