Apurinã
Encyclopedia
The Apurinã, also called the Ipurina or Popũkare (endonym), are an indigenous people
who live near the Purus River in western Brazil
and speak Apurinã
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Indigenous peoples in Brazil
The Indigenous peoples in Brazil comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the country prior to the European invasion around 1500...
who live near the Purus River in western Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and speak Apurinã
Apurinã language
- Vowels :Apurinã vowels are obligatorily nasalized by surrounding nasal vowels, even across word boundaries.- Consonants :-References:*Da Silva Facundes, Sidney. The language of the Apurinā people of Brazil . Ph.D. dissertation, SUNY Buffalo. -External links:* Cathie Aberdour – * *...
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Further reading
- http://www.socioambiental.org/pib/epienglish/verbetinho/apurina.htm http://www.socioambiental.org/pib/epi/apurina/apurina.shtm