Matipu

Matipu

Total population
149 (2011)
Regions with significant populations
Brazil(Mato Grosso)
Languages
Kuikúro-Kalapálo,formerlyMatipuhy
Related ethnic groups
Kalapalo,Kuikuro,andNahukuá

TheMatipu peopleare anindigenous people of Brazil.They live in the southern part of theXingu Indigenous Parkin the state ofMato 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 otherXingu peoples.

Name

They are also known as the Mariape-Nahuqua and Matipuhy.

Language

The Matipu traditional spoke theMatipu language,aCarib language,but there are no longer any known living speakers. They currently speak theKuikúro-Kalapálo language.

Subsistence

To provide for themselves, the Matipu hunt, fish, and farm.Maniocandmaizeare their primary crops.

See also

• Indigenous peoples in Brazil
• List of Indigenous peoples in Brazil
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas

External links

• Languages of BrazilatEthnologue