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Yanomami

Pronunciation: /ˈjanəˌmɑːmi/
(also Yanomamö /-ˌmɑːməʊ/)
Definition of Yanomami

noun (plural same)

  • 1a member of an indigenous people living mainly in the forests of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil.
  • 2 [mass noun] either of the two related languages of the Yanomami.

adjective

  • relating to the Yanomami or their language.

Origin:

the name in Yanomami, literally 'people'

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