Kaingang
Americannoun
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a member of an Indigenous people of southern Brazil.
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a group of languages spoken by the Kaingang, constituting a branch of the Ge family of languages.
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Etymology
Origin of Kaingang
First recorded in 1935–40; from Portuguese caingangue, from Kaingang Kanhgág
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The company last year introduced phone interfaces serving the Kaingang community of southern Brazil, and the Nheengatu community of the Amazonian regions of Brazil and neighboring countries.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
“Divide and conquer,” said Fernanda Kaingáng, an indigenous rights lawyer who belongs to the Kaingang tribe.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2018
Isolated Tapuyan tribes, such as the Kamés or Kaingangs, wrongly called "Coroados," and the Chogleng of Santa Catharina and Rio Grand do Sul, are scattered over the southern provinces of Brazil.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
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