Apinayé

noun

Api·​na·​yé

ˌäpē(ˌ)näˈyā

plural Apinayé

1

a

: a Gesan people of north central Brazil

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Apinayé people

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, of American Indian origin

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