Baniva
noun
Ba·ni·va
\bə-ˈnē-və\
variants: less commonly
Baniwa
\bə-ˈnē-və\Definition of Baniva
Baniva
orBanivas
1a : an Arawakan people of the upper Orinoco and Río Negro, Venezuela and Colombia b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Baniva people
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Origin and Etymology of baniva
Spanish baniva, of American Indian origin
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