Matipu people
Sign in to saveThe Matipu people are an indigenous people of Brazil. They live in the southern part of the Xingu Indigenous Park in the state of Mato Grosso. Their a population is estimated at 149 individuals in 2011, up from population of 40 in the 1995 census. They are mainly of animist faith and share many cultural traits with other Xingu peoples.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Matipu
- Ethnic group.population
- 149 (2011)
- Ethnic group.popplace
- ()
- Ethnic group.languages
- Kuikúro-Kalapálo, formerly Matipuhy
- Ethnic group.related
- Kalapalo, Kuikuro, and Nahukuá
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Described at
Quadro Geral dos Povos - Povos Indígenas no Brasil
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- indigenous people
- Languages spoken
- Cariban
- Native language
- Cariban
- Country
- Brazil
- Population
- 157
- Country of origin
- Brazil
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- native label
- Matipu
- described at URL
- pib.socioambiental.org/pt/Quadro_Geral_dos_Povos
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Name
- Language
- Subsistence
- See also
- References
- External links
The Matipu people are an indigenous people of Brazil. They live in the southern part of the Xingu Indigenous Park in the state of Mato Grosso. Their a population is estimated at 149 individuals in 2011, up from population of 40 in the 1995 census. They are mainly of animist faith and share many cultural traits with other Xingu peoples.
==Name== They are also known as the Mariape-Nahuqua and Matipuhy.
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