"Baniwa" meaning in English

See Baniwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Baniva [alternative], Baniba [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Baniwa
  1. An Arawakan language spoken in Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil.
    Sense id: en-Baniwa-en-name-efcLcEhz Categories (other): Languages Disambiguation of Languages: 39 36 25
  2. An Arawakan language of Brazil and of Maroa Municipality in Venezuela, spoken near the Guainia River.
    Sense id: en-Baniwa-en-name-Or5mDOoY Categories (other): Languages Disambiguation of Languages: 39 36 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Karu, Tapuya, Tapuia, Izaneni, Warekena Hyponyms: Curripaco (english: sometimes considered a separate language from the Baniwa language(s)), Carutana, Siusi Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Baniwa terms

Noun

Forms: Baniwas [plural], Baniwa [plural], Baniva [alternative], Baniua [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} 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.
    Sense id: en-Baniwa-en-noun-V-beCAIe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 30 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 23 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 21 56 Disambiguation of Languages: 39 36 25

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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