wəˌpēsēˈänə noun
or wa·pi·sha·na ˌwäpēˈshänə
( plural wapisiana or wapisianas or wapishana or wapishanas )
Usage: usually capitalized
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