Iraya

noun

Ira·​ya

iˈräyə,

-rīə

plural Iraya or Irayas

1

a

: a predominantly pagan people inhabiting the mountainous interior of northern Mindoro in the Philippines

b

: a member of such people

2

: the Austronesian language of the Iraya people

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Iraya, person, human being

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