Apurinã
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4,087 (in 2003)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil | |
| Languages | |
| Apurinã language |
The Apurinã, also called TheIpurinã, Ipurinãn, Kangite, Popengare (endonym), are an indigenous people who live near the Purus River in western Brazil[2] and speak Apurinã.
Their houses are long, low and narrow: the side walls and roof are one, poles being fixed in the ground and then bent together so as to meet and form a pointed arch for the cross-sections. They use small bark canoes. Their chief weapons are poisoned arrows. They have a native god called Guintiniri.[2]
References
- ^ APURINÃ :: Enciclopédia :: Povos Indígenas no Brasil :: ISA
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hipurnias". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 523.
Further reading
- http://www.socioambiental.org/pib/epienglish/verbetinho/apurina.htm
- (in Portuguese) http://www.socioambiental.org/pib/epi/apurina/apurina.shtm
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