Ache |
Angaite |
Ayoreo |
Chamacoco |
Chiripa |
Enxet |
Guana |
Maca |
Manjui |
Mbya |
Nivacle |
Pai Tavytera |
Sanapana |
Totobiegosode
| Maca |
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| Indigenous Group |
Maca (Also known as Towolhi, Mak'á, Maká, Macá, Enimaca, Enimaga) |
| Location |
Paraguay, Southwestern, Presidente Hayes Department, Colonia Juan Belaieff Island in Paraguay river west of
Asuncion |
| Estimated Population |
1500 (2000, SIL International) |
| Habitat |
Arid / Lowland |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Handicraft Sales / Hunter / Paid Labor |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Maca
Classification: Mataco-Guaicuru, Mataco
Alternate names: Towolhi, Maka, Mak'á, Maká, Macá, Enimaca, Enimaga
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| Website URLs |
Lengua Amerindias:
United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations:
Maka: An Indigenous People of Paraguay
The Paraguayan Indigenous Villages
Paraguayan Indians fight for rights
Ethnologue: Maca, A Language of Paraguay
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| NGOs |
Good Shepherd Sisters
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