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baniwa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bani-wa
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a group of South American Indians inhabiting the Amazon Region, in the border area of Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela and along the Rio Negro and its tributaries.

name

An Arawakan language spoken in Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil.

name

An Arawakan language of Brazil and of Maroa Municipality in Venezuela, spoken near the Guainia River.

Inflected Forms

Baniwas (plural) Baniva (alternative) Baniua (alternative) Baniba (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Baniwa terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Baniwa terms

Synonyms

Karu Tapuya Tapuia Izaneni Warekena

Questions

What does baniwa mean?
A member of a group of South American Indians inhabiting the Amazon Region, in the border area of Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela and along the Rio Negro and its tributaries.

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