Caingang

Caingang
/kuyn"gang'/, n., pl. Caingangs, (esp. collectively) Caingang.
1. a member of an Indian people of southern Brazil.
2. a group of languages spoken by the Caingang, constituting a branch of the Ge family of languages.
Also, Kaingang.

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