Rucuyen

noun

Ru·​cu·​yen

variants or less commonly Roocooyen or Roucouyenne

¦rüˌkü¦yen

plural Rucuyen or Rucuyens

1

a

: a Cariban people of the Tumuc-Humac mountains between Brazil and the Guianas

b

: a member of such people

2

: a language of the Rucuyen people

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