Yanomami

noun Ya·no·ma·mi \ˌyä-nō-ˈmä-mē\

plural Yanomami also Yanomamis or Yanomamo or Yanomama

Definition of YANOMAMI

: an indigenous people inhabiting the rain forests of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil; also : a member of the Yanomami people

: the family of four closely related languages spoken by the Yanomami

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Ya·no·ma·mi also Ya·no·ma·mo \-mō\ or Ya·no·ma·ma \-mə\

Yanomam i̵ (language of the western Yanomami) yanomam i̵, a self-designation

First Known Use: 1967

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