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Caripuna

noun
Car·​i·​pu·​na | \ ˌkarəˈpünə\
plural Caripuna or Caripunas

Definition of Caripuna

1a : a Panoan people of Brazil and Bolivia
b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Caripuna people

History and Etymology for Caripuna

probably from Carib karipona, from kari- (from ka sky, spirit) + -po at + -na group

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