Purus (indigenous term)
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Purus (indigenous term) is an Indigenous name from the Amazon region, traditionally used by local peoples to designate the river now known as the Purus River.
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical name
ⓘ
indigenous toponym ⓘ |
| appliesToFeatureType | river ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indigenous Amazonian toponymy ⓘ |
| etymologyStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| geographicScope | course of the Purus River and adjacent areas ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Indigenous communities along the Purus River ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Amazon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTraditionalNameFor | Purus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indigenous languages of the Amazon ⓘ |
| namingPractice | local Indigenous designation for waterways ⓘ |
| precedesName | modern Portuguese name "Rio Purus" ⓘ |
| refersTo | Purus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedHydrologicalFeature | Purus River basin ⓘ |
| toponymType | hydronym ⓘ |
| usedBy | Indigenous peoples of the Amazon region ⓘ |
| usedPriorTo | European colonization of the Amazon region ⓘ |
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