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Kabila

Peoples of South America

Peoples of the Amazon, the Andes, the Chaco and Patagonia. 113 peoples on Kabila so far.

🇧🇷 Brazil 89🇧🇴 Bolivia 18🇵🇪 Peru 15🇦🇷 Argentina 13🇨🇴 Colombia 11🇪🇨 Ecuador 10🇵🇾 Paraguay 8🇻🇪 Venezuela 8🇨🇱 Chile 6🇬🇾 Guyana 6🇬🇫 French Guiana 5🇸🇷 Suriname 5🇺🇾 Uruguay 2
Mapuche 🇨🇱 Chile and 1 moreIndigenous people of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina About 1.8 million, Araucanian QuechuaRuna / Nuna 🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreIndigenous farmers and herders of the Andes, speaking Quechua languages About 10 million, Quechuan Aymara 🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 moreIndigenous people of the Andes and Altiplano in South America About 2.3 million GuaraniAbá 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 3 moreIndigenous people of Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia, known for their language and myths About 280,000, Tupi–Guarani Yanomami 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreRainforest horticulturalists of northern Brazil and southern Venezuela About 35,000, Yanomaman Tupi 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous peoples of coastal and central Brazil, known for their deep cultural legacy About 16,000, Tupian CharrúaCharrua 🇺🇾 Uruguay and 2 moreSemi-nomadic Indigenous people of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil About 159,000 Kawésqar 🇨🇱 Chile and 1 moreSeafaring Indigenous people of Chilean Patagonia About 2,000 UruQhas Qut suñi 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreBuilders of floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca About 5,000, Uru–Chipaya languages, Aymaran, Spanish (Indo-European) BororoBoe 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of central Brazil, known for circular villages and matrilineal clans About 2,000, Borôroan (Macro-Ge) KayapoMebêngôkre 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Brazil's Xingu River basin, known for activism and body art About 12,000, Jê MundurukuWuy Jugu 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Tapajós river basin in the Brazilian Amazon About 14,000, Tupi WaoraniWao 🇪🇨 EcuadorIndigenous people of Ecuador's Amazon, some living in voluntary isolation About 4,000, Language isolate TobaQom 🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreA major Indigenous people of the Gran Chaco, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia About 129,000, Guaicuruan PirahãHíaitíihi 🇧🇷 BrazilHunter-gatherers of the Maici River in the Brazilian Amazon About 900, Mura Zo'éZo'és 🇧🇷 BrazilSemi-nomadic Tupi–Guarani people of Pará, Brazil About 315, Tupi–Guarani Ayoreo 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreNomadic hunter-gatherers of the Gran Chaco, some still living in voluntary isolation About 6,000, Zamucoan Kalina 🇻🇪 Venezuela and 5 moreIndigenous people of the northern coast of South America About 45,000, Cariban AsháninkaAshaninka 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreIndigenous people of the central Amazonian rainforest of Peru and Brazil About 99,000, Arawakan Wayana 🇬🇫 French Guiana and 3 moreCarib-speaking people of the Guiana highlands in Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana About 2,000, Cariban Matsés 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Amazon between the Javari and Galvez rivers About 3,000, Panoan AwáAwa Guajá 🇧🇷 BrazilNomadic hunter-gatherers of the eastern Amazon rainforest in Brazil About 520, Tupi–Guarani TicunaMagüta 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreThe most numerous Indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon About 75,000, Language isolate Nambikwara 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Mato Grosso, Brazil, living along the Guaporé and Juruena rivers About 2,000, Nambikwaran WayampiWajãpi 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the border forests of Brazil and French Guiana About 2,000, Tupi–Guarani Guajajara 🇧🇷 BrazilForest guardians of Maranhão in northeastern Brazil About 28,000, Tupi–Guarani Wichí 🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreIndigenous forest and river people of Argentina and Bolivia About 56,000, Matacoan Achuar 🇪🇨 Ecuador and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Pastaza and Huasaga rivers in Ecuador and Peru About 19,000, Jivaroan Huni Kuin 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Amazon along rivers in Brazil and Peru About 13,000, Panoan MacushiMakuusi 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous people of the savannahs of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela About 43,000, Cariban Witoto 🇨🇴 Colombia and 2 moreSwidden farmers and forest dwellers of the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon About 9,000, Witotoan languages Sápara 🇪🇨 Ecuador and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon rainforest About 350 Kaingangkanhgág 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of southern Brazil with a dual clan society About 51,000, Jê Terena 🇧🇷 BrazilAgricultural Indigenous people of Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul region About 26,000, Arawakan MehinakuMehinako 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous Arawakan-speaking people of the Upper Xingu, Brazil About 286, Arawakan Yawalapiti 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous Arawakan-speaking people of Brazil's Upper Xingu region About 309, Arawakan Kuikuro 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Upper Xingu River in Brazil About 653, Cariban Kadiwéu 🇧🇷 BrazilHorse-riding Indigenous people of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil About 1,000, Guaicuruan Xerente 🇧🇷 BrazilCentral Jê people of Tocantins, Brazil, with strong clan traditions About 4,000, Jê Tupiniquim 🇧🇷 BrazilTupi-descended people living in Indigenous territories of Espírito Santo, Brazil About 3,000, Tupi Xavante 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of eastern Mato Grosso, Brazil, known for dual-clan society About 30,000, Jê Mbya Guaranimby’as 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 3 moreA branch of the Guarani living in Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay About 34,000, Tupian Yuracaré 🇧🇴 BoliviaForest-dwelling people of the Bolivian Amazon lowlands Language isolate Ye'kuanaSoꞌto 🇻🇪 Venezuela and 1 moreCanoe makers of the Caura and Orinoco rivers in Venezuela and Brazil About 7,000, Cariban Yaminawá 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous people of Acre, Brazil, also in Peru and Bolivia About 3,000, Panoan Tucanoye’pâ-masa 🇨🇴 Colombia and 2 moreMultilingual Indigenous people of the Vaupés River in the northwest Amazon About 6,000, Tucanoan Tsimané 🇧🇴 BoliviaIndigenous farmers and foragers of Bolivia's Beni lowlands About 17,000, Language isolate Tiriyótarëno 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous Cariban-speaking people of northern Brazil, Suriname, and Guyana About 4,000, Cariban
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