Anambé people

Anambé
Total population
161 (2014)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil ( Pará)
Languages
Anambé, Portuguese[2]
Religion
Animism

The Anambé are an indigenous people of Brazil, living in the state of Pará, Brazil.[3]

History

The Anambé have been in contact with non-natives since the 1842. In the 1940s, their population was 60. The population decreased due to the introduction of measles. Also many Anambé women married outside the tribe. The tribe has increased in population since the 1960s.[3]

Language

Anambé people speak the Anambé language, which is a Tupi language, belonging to the Tupi–Guarani language family, Subgroup VIII. Its ISO 639-3 language code is "aan". Only approximately seven people still speak Anambé today.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "Anambé: Introduction." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. (retrieved 20 April 2019)
  2. ^ a b "Anambé." Ethnologue. (retrieved 16 May 2011)
  3. ^ a b "Anambé: Introduction." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. (retrieved 15 May 2011)
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Indigenous peoples of the North Region
Acre
Amapá
Amazonas
Pará
Rondônia
Roraima
Tocantins
Indigenous peoples of the Northeast Region
Bahia
Ceará
Maranhão
Paraíba
Pernambuco
Indigenous peoples of the Central-West Region
Goiás
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul
Indigenous peoples of the South and Southeast Regions
Espírito Santo
Minas Gerais
Santa Catarina
São Paulo
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