Witoto

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noun

An indigenous people of southeastern Colombia and northern Peru.

OriginProto-Cariban *wɨtoto →
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Meanings

nounWitoto pl (plural only)

alternative Huitoto · alternative Uitota · alternative Uitoto

  1. pluralplural onlyAn indigenous people of southeastern Colombia and northern Peru.
proper noun

alternative Huitoto

  1. An indigenous American language or language family spoken in Colombia and Peru.

Origin

  1. Proto-Cariban*wɨtoto“person”
  2. EnglishWitoto

Ultimately from Proto-Cariban *wɨtoto (“person”), originally applied to the people in question by Cariban-speakers as an exonym.

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Cite this entry
APA

Witoto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Witoto

MLA

“Witoto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Witoto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Witoto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Witoto.

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