yanomami in English
noun
1
a member of an American Indian people living mainly in the forests of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil.
Well some Yanomami have said that they don't ever want to see Chagnon in their village again.
2
either of the two related languages of the Yanomami.
It was French anthropologist Bruce Albert, one of the few to speak Yanomami , who provided definitive evidence that 13 Indians had been killed.
adjective
1
relating to the Yanomami or their language.
In this significant book, Jan Rocha tells the story of the brutal massacre of Yanomami Indians in the Amazon rainforest by Brazilian garimpeiros (gold miners).
Use "yanomami" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "yanomami" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "yanomami", or refer to the context using the word "yanomami" in the English Dictionary.
1. Rain forest destruction is threatening the cultural survival of the Yanomami people.
2. Mining activities have totally disrupted the traditional way of life of the Yanomami Indians.
3. Since 1980, he has been involved in defending the interests of the Yanomami Amerindian tribe.