YANOMAMI


Meaning of YANOMAMI in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ yä-n ō - ' mä-m ē

Variant: also Ya · no · ma · mo \ -m ō \ or Ya · no · ma · ma \ -m ə \

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural Yanomami also Yanomamis or Yanomamo or Yanomama

Etymology: Yanomam ɨ (language of the western Yanomami) yanomam ɨ , a self-designation

Date: 1967

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

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.