Banawá
Total population | |
---|---|
158 (2010)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil (Amazonas State) | |
Languages | |
Banawá, a dialect of Jamamadí | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Jamamadi |
The Banawá (also Banawa, Banavá, Jafí, Kitiya, Banauá) are an indigenous group living along the in the Amazonas State, Brazil. Their territory is between the Juruá and Purus Rivers.[1] Approximately 158 Banawá people live in one major village and two smaller settlements containing a single extended family each. The Banawá, who call themselves Kitiya, speak Banawá, a dialect of the Madi language.
History[]
Their territory was invaded at the end of the 19th century, during the rubber boom. In the 1990s, Brazil formally recognized their land rights.[1]
Notes[]
Categories:
- Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
- Indigenous peoples in Brazil
- Ethnic groups in Brazil
- Brazilian ethnic group stubs