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Macushi

Macushi noun: an indigenous ethnic group in Brazil and Guyana.

Noun

Macushi pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An indigenous ethnic group in Brazil and Guyana.

Proper noun

Macushi

  1. Their language, which has between 20000 and 30000 speakers, and is in the Cariban family.

Forms of Macushi

alternative formMacuxi
alternative formMakusi
alternative formMakushi
alternative formMacusi
alternative formMacussi

Questions about Macushi

What does Macushi mean?
Macushi means an indigenous ethnic group in Brazil and Guyana.
What part of speech is Macushi?
Macushi can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Macushi in the dictionary

  1. macumba
  2. macumbas
  3. Macun
  4. Macupa
  5. Macupit
  6. Macushi
  7. macushla
  8. Macusi
  9. Macussi
  10. macuta
  11. macutas

Source and license

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