Puinave

noun

Pui·​na·​ve

pwēˈnävē

plural Puinave

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or Puinavis

-vēz

1

a

: a people of eastern Colombia

b

: a member of such people

2

a

: the language of the Puinave people

b

: the Puinavean language family comprising Puinave and Macú

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