Sanumá
Indigenous tribe in present-day Venezuela and Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the language, see Sanumá language.
The Sanumá, also referred to as Sanema, Sanima Tsanuma, Guaika, Samatari, Samatali, Xamatari and Chirichano in the literature, are an indigenous people of Brazil and Venezuela.[1] They are related to the Yanomami.[2][3]
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approx. 1500 | |
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Venezuela, Brazil | |
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Sanumá language | |
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Yanomami |
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The Sanumá number about 1500, and live on both sides of the Brazil-Venezuela border. In Venezuela, they are found in the Caura River and Ventuari River basins where they live alongside the Ye'kuana. The Sanumá language is a Yanomaman language.