Tariana people
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The Tariana people are an Indigenous group of the northwest Amazon, primarily in Brazil, known for their Arawakan language, complex kinship systems, and riverine subsistence lifestyle.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
maize
ⓘ
manioc ⓘ plantains ⓘ |
| arealLinguisticGroup | Vaupés linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderRegion | Brazil–Colombia border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature | shamanism ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Upper Rio Negro cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
initiation rites
ⓘ
myth recitation ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tariana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foodPreparation |
fermented manioc drink
ⓘ
manioc bread ⓘ |
| hasNotableLinguistDocumenting | Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | complex kinship system ⓘ |
| language | Tariana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwest Amazon ⓘ |
| marriageRule | linguistic exogamy ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ ceremonial body painting ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Baniwa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desana people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukano people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small population ⓘ |
| region | Upper Rio Negro region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ indigenous Amazonian beliefs ⓘ |
| riverineSettlement |
Içana River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uaupés River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | exogamous sibs ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | communal longhouse ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
gathering
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ riverine fishing ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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