Tenharim

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Languages
Tenharim (a Tupi–Guarani language)

The Tenharim are an indigenous people of Brazil, living in the state of Amazonas. [1]

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Name

Their self-denomination is Kagwahiva. [2] They are also known as the Parintintín or Parintintin people. [3]

Notes

  1. Alain Fabre.
  2. Tenharim Indians Archived 2009-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Cultural Thesaurus." Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine National Museum of the American Indian. Retrieved 15 March 2012.



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