Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a South American Indian people living in widely scattered villages along the Brazil-Venezuela border.
- noun The language of the Yanomami.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A scholar of indigenous languages in South America discerned that the language was a relatively unknown dialect called Yanomami.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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A scholar of indigenous languages in South America discerned that the language was a relatively unknown dialect called Yanomami.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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A scholar of indigenous languages in South America discerned that the language was a relatively unknown dialect called Yanomami.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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A scholar of indigenous languages in South America discerned that the language was a relatively unknown dialect called Yanomami.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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"Survival's real fear is that this is going to spread rapidly ... because the Yanomami are a relatively isolated people," said Watson, who has visited Yanomami villages previously.
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"'Yanomami' means" Big Chin, "explains tribal leader Ninam Sanuma.
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"'Yanomami' means" Big Chin, "explains tribal leader Ninam Sanuma.
Mark C. Miller: Amazon Rain Forest Tribe Worships Jay Leno's Chin! 2010
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Delfim added that this would have an impact on Brazil because the territories of at least one tribe, the Yanomami Indians spills over the Venezuela-Brazil border.
Nikolas Kozloff: WikiLeaks: Washington and Brasilia Monitoring Chávez in the Caribbean Nikolas Kozloff 2011
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Delfim added that this would have an impact on Brazil because the territories of at least one tribe, the Yanomami Indians spills over the Venezuela-Brazil border.
Nikolas Kozloff: WikiLeaks: Washington and Brasilia Monitoring Chávez in the Caribbean Nikolas Kozloff 2011
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Delfim added that this would have an impact on Brazil because the territories of at least one tribe, the Yanomami Indians spills over the Venezuela-Brazil border.
Nikolas Kozloff: WikiLeaks: Washington and Brasilia Monitoring Chávez in the Caribbean Nikolas Kozloff 2011
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