YANOMAMI


Meaning of YANOMAMI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌyä-nō-ˈmä-mē ]

noun

also Ya·no·ma·mo -mō ; or Ya·no·ma·ma -mə

( plural Yanomami also Yanomamis or Yanomamo or Yanomama )

Etymology: Yanomami̵ (language of the western Yanomami) yanomami̵, 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.