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Yao (South America)
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Cariban *pɨrôw (“arrow”) with an unknown prefix attached. Compare Kari'na pyrywa, Trió pïrëu, Wayana pïlëu, Macushi pîrîu.
Noun
mappoeroe
- arrow
Further reading
- de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642