Banawá

The Banawá (also Banawa, Banavá, Jafí, Kitiya, Banauá) are an indigenous group living along the Banawá River 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.

Banawá
Kitiya
Total population
158 (2010)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Brazil (Amazonas State)
Languages
Banawá, a dialect of Jamamadí
Related ethnic groups
Jamamadi

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

  1. "Banawá." Povos Indígenas no Brazil. (retrieved 20 Feb 2011)



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