Zuruahá language
Encyclopedia
Zuruahá is an Arauan language
spoken in Brazil
by about 130 people.
Daniel Everett
reports that after first contact with the outside world, many Zuruahá, including eight in a day, have begun to commit suicide by drinking curare
.
Arauan languages
Arawan is a family of languages spoken in western Brazil and Peru.-Family division:Arauan consists of 8 or 9 languages:...
spoken in 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...
by about 130 people.
Daniel Everett
Daniel Everett
Daniel Leonard Everett is a U.S. author and academic best known for his study of the Amazon Basin's Pirahã people and their language....
reports that after first contact with the outside world, many Zuruahá, including eight in a day, have begun to commit suicide by drinking curare
Curare
Curare is a common name for various arrow poisons originating from South America. The three main types of curare are:* tubocurare...
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