Ache |
Angaite |
Ayoreo |
Chamacoco |
Chiripa |
Enxet |
Guana |
Maca |
Manjui |
Mbya |
Nivacle |
Pai Tavytera |
Sanapana |
Totobiegosode
| Mbya |
|
| Indigenous Group |
Mbya (Also
known as: Mbaya, Mbyá, Mbua) |
| Location |
Paraguay
Department of Caaguazu, Guaira, Gaazapa, San Pedro, Concepcion,
Canindeyu, Itopua |
| Estimated Population |
5,000 (2005,
Instituto Socioambiental) |
| Environment |
Rainforest / Savannah / Lowland |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Gatherer / Agriculture / Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Guarani,
Mbya
Classification: Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup I
Alternative names: Mbyá |
| Website URLs |
Instituto
Socioambiental - Mbaya people:
USAID Empowers Indigenous Leaders in Paraguay to Defend Homes
Guarani
indigenous feather art
Viva
Paraguay
Ethnologue : Languages of Paraguay
Where Soy Is
King, Indigenous Group Pushed out for Farm Co-Op |
| NGOs |
CIRD (Centro de
Informacion y Recursos para el Desarrollo)
USAID
Paraguay |
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