cawahib

cawahib
\\ˈkäwəˌhēb\ noun (plural cawahib or cawahibs)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Cawahib, perhaps from kab, káwa wasp
1.
a. : a Tupian people including the Cawahib proper and the Parintintin of the Tapajoz river area in northern Brazil
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Cawahib people

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