Tapayuna people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 167[1] (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mato Grosso (Brazil) | |
| Languages | |
| Tapayuna language |
The Tapayuna (autonym: Kajkwakratxi), also known as Tapayúna, Western Suyá and Beiço-de-Pau are an Indigenous people in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Their population was around 167 in 2020.[1]
Language
[edit]The Tapayuna speak the Tapayuna language, a Northern Jê language closely related and mutually intelligible with the Kĩsêdjê language.[2][3][1]
History
[edit]The Tapayuna historically lived on the Arinos River, in the Tapajós basin, between Juruena and Aripuanã.[4]: 34–5 They were decimated in mid-20th century as a result of numerous conflicts with Brazilian settlers, rubber tappers, and ranchers; it is estimated that their population declined 90% until reaching 41 individuals in 1969,[4]: 36–40 [5][6]: 9 which has been characterized as an ethnocide.[4]: 37–38 The surviving Tapayúna were then transferred to Xingu Indigenous Park at some point between 1969 and 1970, resulting in 10 more deaths.[5] At first, they stayed with the Kĩsêdjê, speakers of a closely related language.[4]: 41–2 Later, many Tapayúna moved to Terra Indígena Capoto-Jarina, where they went on to live with the Mẽtyktire subgroup of the Kayapó people, speakers of another Northern Jê language, Mẽbêngôkre.[4]: 42–3
Society
[edit]The Tapayuna are generally monogamous; however, the pajé is allowed to marry two women. After marriage, a Tapayuna man must take up residence in his father-in-law's house.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Tapayuna". Povos Indígenas no Brasil (in Portuguese). Instituto Socioambiental. 2011.
- ↑ Rodrigues, Cíntia Karla Coelho (2011). "Comparando as consoantes das línguas Tapajúna e Suyá". Alfa: Revista de Linguística. 55 (2): 601–11. doi:10.1590/S1981-57942011000200011.
- ↑ Santos, Ludoviko Carnasciali dos (1997). Descrição de aspectos morfossintáticos da língua Suyá (Kĩsêdjê), família Jê (PDF) (PhD dissertation). Florianópolis: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Camargo, Nayara da Silva (2015). Tapayuna (Jê): aspectos morfossintáticos, históricos e sociolinguísticos (PDF) (PhD dissertation). Campinas: Universidade Estadual de Campinas.
- 1 2 "Tapayuna". Povos indígenas no Brasil. Instituto Socioambiental. July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ↑ Nikulin, Andrey (2020). Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (PDF) (PhD dissertation). Brasília: Universidade de Brasília.
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