non-Panoan
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/nɑnˈpænoʊən/
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/nɒnˈpænəʊən/
not of the Panoan family
Etymology
'non-Panoan' originates from the English combination of the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non', meaning 'not') and 'Panoan' (the name of the Panoan language family).
'Panoan' was coined in linguistic classification (20th century) as 'Pano' + the adjectival suffix '-an' to name the family; 'non-' was then prefixed in English to form 'non-Panoan'.
Initially coined to mean 'not of the Panoan family', the term has retained that technical meaning in linguistic contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a language, group, or person that is not part of the Panoan family (countable).
Several non-Panoans in the area speak unrelated Amazonian languages.
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Last updated: 2025/09/23 23:42