ˈwīˌwī noun
also woy·a·wai or woy·a·way ˈwȯiəˌwī
( plural waiwai or waiwais )
Usage: usually capitalized
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