Anu
| Baniwa
| Bari
| Curripaco
| Enepa
| Guahibo
| Hoti
| Karina
| Mapoyo
| Ninam
| Pemon
| Piapoco
| Piaroa
| Puinave
| Pume
| Sape
| Uruak
| Warao
| Warekena
| Wayuu
| Yabarana
| Yanomami
| Yekuana
| Yeral
| Yukpa
| Yekuana |
|
| Indigenous Group |
Ye’kuana
(Also known as Maquitare, Maiongong, Maquiritare, So'to, Yecuana) |
| Location |
Venezuela,
Bolivar and Amazonas States, Amazon River basin |
| Estimated Population |
4000
(retrieved 2005, The
Ye’Kuana) |
| Environment |
Tropical
Rainforest |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Hunter /
Gatherer / Animal Husbandry / Fishing / Handicraft Sales |
| Level of Assimilation |
Traditional |
| Language Family |
Maquiritari
Classification: Carib, Southern, Southern Guiana
Alternative Names: Maiongong, Maquiritare, Ye’kuana,
De’kuana, Ye’cuana, Maquiritai, Soto, Cunuana, Pawana
Dialects: None |
| Website URLs |
The
Yekuana
Indian
Cultures from Around the World: Yekuana Indians
Maquiritari:
A Language of Venezuela
Orinoco
Online: Ye’kuana
Encyclopedia:
Ye’kuana
Languages of
Venezuela
|
| NGOs |
The
Rainforest Foundation
|
|
