Yawalapiti people
E621350
The Yawalapiti people are an Indigenous group of Brazil’s Upper Xingu region, known for their distinct language, rich ritual life, and participation in the interethnic cultural system of the Xingu peoples.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| centralStructure | men's house ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Upper Xingu cultural system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPreservation | efforts to maintain language and rituals ⓘ |
| culturalTraits |
body painting
ⓘ
collective wrestling ⓘ feather ornamentation ⓘ ritual singing ⓘ sacred flutes ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Arawakan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interethnicRelations | intensive ritual exchange with neighboring groups ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | complex kinship terminology ⓘ |
| language | Yawalapiti language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mato Grosso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Xingu region NERFINISHED ⓘ Xingu Indigenous Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ peanuts ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | exogamy within Upper Xingu system ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Aweti people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalapalo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamayurá people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuikuro people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehinaku people NERFINISHED ⓘ Trumai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wauja people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRitual | Kuarup funerary ritual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Xingu peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | small population size ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (FUNAI) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
shamanism
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| ritualLife | elaborate ritual cycle ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based community ⓘ |
| threats |
deforestation in Xingu region
ⓘ
encroachment by non-Indigenous settlers ⓘ environmental degradation of Xingu River basin ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| villageLayout | circular village ⓘ |
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