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Marind

noun
Ma·rind | \məˈrind\
variants: or less commonly Marind-anim \-əˌnim \
plural Marind or Marinds

Definition of Marind 

1a : a Papuan people inhabiting the southern part of Netherlands New Guinea

b : a member of such people

2 : a language of the Marind people

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