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Huave

noun
Hua·ve | \ˈwävē\
variants: or Huabi \", -äbē \
plural Huave or Huaves or Huabi or Huabis

Definition of Huave 

1a : an Indian people of the region between the lagoons and the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

b : a member of such people

2 : the language of the Huave people that is without proven affinities

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Other Words from Huave

Huavean \-vēən \ adjective

History and Etymology for Huave

Spanish, of American Indian origin

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