#Amerind

• Amerind — A term used in macro-linguistics and structural anthropology to designate the hypothetical phylum of indigenous languages spoken by native populations of the American continent (excluding Eskimo-Aleut languages); as an adjective, it describes a cultural element, native community, or idiom belonging to this original Amerindian group.
• Amerindian — Belonging to the indigenous or native populations of the American continent (excluding Eskimos and Aleuts), relating to their history, culture, languages, or civilization; a person who belongs to one of these original populations. In a structural historical and anthropological sense, it defines the pre-Columbian communities and their direct descendants integrated into modern American states.
• Amerindian — The feminine singular form of the adjective 'amerindian'; describes a population, culture, language, or structural settlement belonging to the native peoples of the American continent. As a common noun, it designates a woman of indigenous American origin or represents the generic name used for any of the languages spoken by the natives of the Americas.
• Amerindian woman — A woman who belongs to an indigenous or native population of the American continent (excluding Eskimo-Aleut communities). This common ethnic noun designates a female representative of the autochthonous pre-Columbian communities or their direct descendants who maintain their structural identity and traditional cultural bonds.