Waiwai

noun

Wai·​wai

ˈwīˌwī

variants or less commonly Woyawai or Woyaway

ˈwȯiəˌwī

plural Waiwai or Waiwais

1

a

: a Cariban people of the borderlands of Brazil, British Guiana, and Surinam

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Waiwai people

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