betoyan

betoyan
\\bāˈtōyən, -tȯi(y)ən\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Betoya, a So. American Indian people, the language of the Betoya (from Spanish betoya, betoy, betoye, of American Indian origin) + English -an
1. : a language family of Chibchan stock in eastern Colombia
2. : tucano 1b

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