Wapisiana

noun

Wa·​pi·​si·​a·​na

wəˌpēsēˈänə

variants or Wapishana

ˌwäpēˈshänə

plural Wapisiana or Wapisianas or Wapishana or Wapishanas

1

a

: an Arawakan people of southern Surinam and adjacent parts of Brazil

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Wapisiana people

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