Negrito

[ ni-gree-toh ]

noun

, plural Ne·gri·tos, Ne·gri·toes.

1. a member of any of various Indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.

Negrito

/ nɪˈɡriːtəʊ /

noun

1. a member of any of various dwarfish Negroid peoples of SE Asia and Melanesia

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Negrito¹

C19: from Spanish, diminutive of negro black

Example Sentences

Their genetic analyses compared ancient DNA from Denisovans and Neandertals with that of 1,107 individuals from 118 ethnic groups in the Philippines, including 25 Negrito populations.

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Genetic evidence now shows that a Philippine Negrito ethnic group has inherited the most Denisovan ancestry of all.

From Science News

Then he told Alila how the Negrito children are taught to use their bows and arrows when very young.

From Project Gutenberg

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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