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Ki·wai | \ kēˈwäē \
plural Kiwai or Kiwais
Definition of Kiwai
1a : a Papuan people inhabiting islands at the mouth of the Fly River, Territory of Papua
b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Kiwai people
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