Tiriyó people
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The Tiriyó people are an Indigenous group of the Guiana Highlands in northern South America, traditionally living in small rainforest communities in Brazil and Suriname with a culture centered on hunting, fishing, and shifting agriculture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiriyó language | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amerindian ethnic group
ⓘ
Cariban language ⓘ Indigenous people ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultivatedCrop |
bananas
ⓘ
maize ⓘ manioc ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Amazon cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | lowland tropical forest ⓘ |
| ethnonymVariant |
Tarëno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Tiriyó NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym | Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Tiriyó language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | semi-sedentary ⓘ |
| partOf | Indigenous peoples of the Guianas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
northern Brazil
ⓘ
southern Suriname ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Guiana Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
Indigenous people in Brazil
ⓘ
Indigenous people in Suriname ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Akurio people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| riverineSettlement |
Paru de Oeste River region
ⓘ
Tapanahony River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | small villages ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ ceramics ⓘ |
| traditionalDiet |
fish
ⓘ
game meat ⓘ manioc-based foods ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | communal houses ⓘ |
| traditionalHuntingTool |
blowgun
ⓘ
bow and arrow ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | village chiefs ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ shifting agriculture ⓘ |
| uses | slash-and-burn cultivation ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script (for Tiriyó language) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.