Amerind
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of or pertaining to American Indians or their culture or languages
"Native American religions"
"Indian arrowheads"
noun
(2) Any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
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Etymology
Contraction of portmanteau word of + , ca 1900.
Usage notes
Recent usage has become associated with Joseph Greenberg's hypothetical family of Amerind languages.