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Kayapo

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AY1 AH0 P OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A Northern Jê language of Brazil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

An indigenous people of Brazil, inhabiting a vast area spreading across the states of Pará and Mato Grosso, south of the Amazon River and along Xingu River and its tributaries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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