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Miranya

noun
Mi·ra·nya
variants: or Miranha \mə̇ˈränyə \
plural Miranya or Miranyas or Miranha or Miranhas

Definition of Miranya 

: an Indian people of the Putumayo River region of Brazil and Colombia —often used to designate any little known people of the region

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