Baniwa

English

Noun

Baniwa (plural Baniwas or Baniwa)

1. 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.

Alternative forms

• Baniva, Baniua

Proper noun

Baniwa

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

Alternative forms

• Baniva, Baniba

Synonyms

• Karu, Tapuya, Tapuia, Izaneni

Hyponyms

• Curripaco (sometimes considered a separate language from the Baniwa language(s))
• Carutana
• Siusi

Anagrams

• wabain