apalai

apalai
\\|apə|lī\ noun (plural apalai or apalais)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Portuguese, of American Indian origin
1.
a. : a Cariban people of the north bank of the mouth of the Amazon
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Apalai people

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