Miranya

noun

Mi·​ra·​nya

variants or Miranha

mə̇ˈränyə

plural Miranya or Miranyas or Miranha or Miranhas

: an Indian people of the Putumayo River region of Brazil and Colombia

—often used to designate any little known people of the region

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