Yao (South America)

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cariban *manatɨ. Cognate to Kari'na manaty, Trió manatï, Apalaí manaty, Akawaio manatï, Pemon manatü, Macushi manatî.

Noun

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mannatii

  1. breasts (of a woman)

Further reading

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  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 643