Main Entry: Ya·no·ma·mi

Pronunciation: \ˌyä-nō-ˈmä-mē\

Variant(s): also Ya·no·ma·mo \-mō\ or Ya·no·ma·ma \-mə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural Yanomami also Yanomamis or Yanomamo or Yanomama

Etymology: Yanomami̵ (language of the western Yanomami) yanomami̵, a self-designation

Date: 1967

1 : an indigenous people inhabiting the rain forests of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil; also : a member of the Yanomami people
2 : the family of four closely related languages spoken by the Yanomami