Tiriyó

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Tiriyó (Trio)
Total population

~2000 (in 2005)
Regions with significant populations
South America
(Brazil, Suriname)
Languages
Tiriyó
Religion
traditional, Christian (Catholic in Brazil, Protestant in Surinam)

The Tiriyó (also known as Trio) usually call themselves tarëno, etymologically 'people from here, local people'. They are approximately 2,000 (in 2005) and live in several major villages and a number of minor villages in the border zone between Brazil and Surinam. They speak the Tiriyó language, a member of the Cariban language family.

[edit] Communities

Brazil
Western Paru river

  • Tawainen (or Missão Tiriós)
  • Kaikui Tëpu (or Pedra da Onça)
  • Santo Antônio

Marapi river

  • Kuxaré
  • Yaawa

Eastern Paru river

  • Mataware

Suriname
Tapanahoni river

  • Paloemeu
  • Tepoe

Sipaliwini river


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