Kulina people
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Total population | |
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(5975 (2007–2010)) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil | 5,558 (2010)[1] |
Peru | 417 (2007) |
Languages | |
Kulina[2] | |
Religion | |
Shamanism[1] and Christianity[2] |
The Kulina are an indigenous people of Brazil and Peru. 2,540 Kulina live in Amazonas and Acre in Brazil; while 400 live in southeastern Peru, along the Purus and Santa Rosa Rivers.[2]
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Name
Besides Kulina, they are also called Corina, Culina, Kulína, Kulyna, Madihá, and Madija.[2]
Language
Kulina people speak the Kulina language, which is an Arawan language. Parts of the Bible have been translated into Kulina.[2]
Notes
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External links
- Kulina artwork, National Museum of the American Indian