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(Redirected from Kuruáya) Ethnic group
Kuruaya
Total population
159
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil ( Pará)
Languages
Kuruaya, Portuguese
Religion
traditional tribal religion

The Kuruaya people are an indigenous people of Brazil. They live along the tributaries of the lower Xingu River in the state of Pará.

Currently there are approximately 159 living in their indigenous territory, the Kuruaya Indigenous Area.

Names

The Kuruaya are also known as the Caravare, Curuaia, Kuruaia, or Xipaia-Kuruaia people.

Language

The Kuruaya language is a Munduruku language, which belongs to the Tupi language family. The majority of Kuruaya people now speak Portuguese.

Notes

  1. ^ "Kuruaia: Introduction." Instituto Socioambiental: Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 18 April 2012
  2. ^ "Kuruaya." Ethnologue. 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. "Kuruaya Indigenous Area." Protected Planet. Retrieved 18 April 2012


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