A member of an indigenous people of South America, particularly from the Amazon region.
From Spanish guahiban, derived from indigenous Amazonian languages. The term reflects contact between Spanish colonizers and native South American groups.
The Guahiban peoples are remarkable for their sophisticated understanding of Amazonian ecosystems and medicinal plants, yet their languages and cultures are among the most endangered in the world, with only a few hundred speakers remaining.
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