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Caingang

American  
[kahyn-gang] / ˈkaɪnˌgæŋ /

noun

plural

Caingangs,

plural

Caingang

  1. Kaingang.

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But among the Caingang tribe of Brazil the souls of the dead did not want to leave this earth, and offered stout resistance.

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