List of South American indigenous peoples
This list includes autochthonous or indigenous peoples in South America .
List of autochthonous or indigenous peoples in South America
| Name of the tribe | language | Name of the settlement area (after colonization) | Dear survivors | year |
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| Abipón | Callaga | Argentina ( Gran Chaco ) | 5000 | up to the 2nd half of the 19th century |
| Achagua | Arawak | Colombia | 280 | |
| Aché | Paraguay | 1200 | ||
| Achuar | Achuar (related to Shuar) | Ecuador ( Morona Santiago ), Peru | 3000 | |
| Aguaruna (Awajun) | Aguaruna ( Jivaro languages ) | Peru | 45,000 | 1993 |
| Aikanã | Aikanã | Brazil ( Rondônia ) | 175-180 | 1995-2005 |
| Ajuru | Tupari | Brazil (Rondônia) | 38-77 | 1990-2001 |
| Akuntsu | Brazil (Rondônia) | 5 | 2011 | |
| Amanayé | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil ( Pará ) | 66-192 | 1990-2001 |
| Amondawa | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Rondônia) | 83 | 2003 |
| Amorúa | Guahibo | Colombia | 165 | |
| Anambé | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Pará) | 105-132 | 1994-2000 |
| Andoque | Andoque | East Colombia / Peru | 10,000 / 518 | 1900-1997 |
| Aparai | Karíb | Brazil (Pará) | 144-415 | 1996-1998 |
| Apiaká | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 92-192 | 1992 - 2001 |
| Apinayé | Jê | Brazil ( Tocantins ) | 718-1262 | 1989 - 2003 |
| Apolima Arara | Brazil ( Acre ) | |||
| Apurinã | Arawak | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 2800-2779 | 1991-1999 |
| Aranã | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | |||
| Arapaço | Toucano | Brazil (Amazon) | 317-329 | 1992 - 2001 |
| Arara (Ukarãgmã) | Karíb | Brazil (Pará) | 195 | 1998 |
| Arara (Shawanauá) | Pano languages | Brazil ( Acre ) | 300-200 | 1993-1999 |
| Arara do Aripuanã | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) | 150 | 1994 | |
| Arawak | Arawak | Belize , Brazil , French Guiana , Guatemala , Guyana , Honduras , Colombia , Peru , Suriname , Venezuela | 450,000 | |
| Araweté | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Pará) | 230-278 | 1995-2000 |
| Arhuako | Colombia (Caribbean) | 20000 | ||
| Arikapu | Jaboti | Brazil (Rondônia) | 6-19 | 1990-2001 |
| Arikem | Arikem | Brazil (Rondônia) | ||
| Aruá | Mondé | Brazil (Rondônia) | 6 - 58 | 1997-2001 |
| Asháninka | Aruák | Brazil ( Acre ) / Peru | 813 / 55,000 | 1999/1993 |
| Asurini do Tocantins | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil ( Pará ) | 233-303 | 1995-2002 |
| Asurini do Xingu | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Pará) | 81-106 | 1995 - 2001 |
| Atikum | Brazil (Pernambuco) | 3582-2743 | 1985-1999 | |
| Avá-Canoeiro | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil ( Tocantins , Goiás) | 14-16 | 1995-2000 |
| Awá (Kwaik) | Awapit | SW- Colombia / N-Ecuador | 12,936 /? | |
| Awá (Guajá) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Maranhão) | 370-280 | 1990-1998 |
| Awetí | Aveti | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 107-138 | 1997-2002 |
| Aymara | Aymara | Bolivia / Perú / Chile | 3,000,000 / 1,000,000 / 40,000 | |
| Ayoreode | Paraguay (Chaco) | 5,000 | 2003 | |
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| Bakairi | Karíb | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 982 | 2014 |
| Banawá Yafi | Arawá | Brazil (Amazon) | 120-100 | 1991-1999 |
| Baniwa | Aruák | Brazil (Amazon) / Colombia / Venezuela | 5,141 / 6,790 / 3,236 | 2002/2000/2000 |
| Bara | Toucano | Brazil (Amazon) / East Colombia | 39/96 | 2001 / |
| Barasana | Tucano | Eastern Colombia | 1,891 | |
| Baré | Nheengatu | Brazil (Amazon) / Venezuela | 2,790 / 1,210 | 1998/1992 |
| Bari (Colombia) | Northern Colombia | |||
| Betoye | Spanish * | Colombia (Arauca) | 745 | |
| Bora (people) | Bora | SO- Colombia | 646 | |
| Bororo | Bororo | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 750 | 1999 |
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| Cabiyari | Arawak | SO- Colombia | 277 | |
| Carapana | Tucano | SO Colombia | 412 | |
| Carijona | Caribe | SO- Colombia | 287 | |
| Chachapoya | (extinct) | Northern Peru | ||
| Chachi | Cha'palachi (related to the Awá and Tsafiki) | Ecuador (Esmeraldas, Cayapas) | 4,000 | |
| Chamacoco | Samuko | Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) / Paraguay | 40/908 | 1994/1992 |
| Chané | Tupí-Guarani | Northern Argentina | ||
| Charrúa | Avañe'é or Guaraní | Uruguay | extinct | around 1830 |
| Chibcha | Chibcha | Colombia | ||
| Chimila | Chimila (Chibcha) | Northern Colombia | 10,000 - 992 | 17th century - 1997 |
| Chiquitano | Chiquito | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) / Bolivia | 2,000 / 40,000 | 2000/2000 |
| Chiricoa | Guahibo | Colombia (Arauca) | 173 | |
| Chiriguano | Tupí-Guarani | Argentina (Salta, Formosa, Chaco) /
Paraguay / Bolivia |
100,000 | |
| Cinta Larga | Tupí Mondé | Brazil (Mato Grosso, Rondônia) | 643-1300 | 1993-2003 |
| Cocama | Tupí-Guarani | SO- Colombia | 767 | |
| Coconuco | formerly Guambiana (?) | Colombia ( Cauca ) | 6.141 | |
| Cofan | A'ingae | Ecuador / Colombia | 1,000 | 2005 [1] |
| Columbiara | Brazil ( Rondônia ) | |||
| Coreguaje | Tucano | Colombia (Caquetá) | 2,106 | |
| Cubeo | Eastern Colombia | 6,035 | ||
| Cuiba | Guahíbo | Colombia (Llanos) | 2,274 | |
| Curripaco | Arawá | Eastern Colombia | 7,066 | |
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| Deni | Arawá | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 570-736 | 1995-2002 |
| Dessano (Desano) | Toucano | Brazil ( Amazon ) / SO- Colombia | 1531/2136 | 2001/1988 |
| Diarroi | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 30th | 1997 |
| Dujo | Spanish * | Colombia (Huila) | 96 | |
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| Emberá | Emberá (Chocó) | Western Colombia | 71,412 | |
| Emberá Katio | Chocó | NW Colombia | ||
| Enawenê-Nawê | Aruák | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) | 253-320 | 1995-2000 |
| Eperara Siapidara | Chocó | Colombia ( Cauca ) | ||
| Ewarhuyana | Brazil (Pará) | 12 | 2001 | |
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| Fulni-ô | Yatê | Brazil ( Pernambuco ) | 2788-2930 | 1989-1999 |
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| Galibi Marworno | Karíb, Kheuol (creole.) | Brazil ( Amapá ) | 1249-1764 | 1993-2000 |
| Galibi | Karíb, Patois (Creole.) | Brazil ( Amapá ) / French Guiana | 28/2000 | 2000/1992 |
| Gavião (Ikolen) | Mondé | Brazil (Rondônia) | 523 | 2004 |
| Gavião (Parkatejê) | Timbira Oriental | Brazil ( Pará ) | 338 | 1998 |
| Gavião (Pukobiê) | Jê | Brazil (Maranhão) | 150-250 | 1990-1998 |
| Guajajara | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Maranhão) | 11,450-13,100 | 1998-2000 |
| Guambiano | Colombia ( Cauca ) | 20,782 | ||
| Guanaca | Spanish * | Colombia ( Cauca ) | 723 | |
| Guaraní | Tupí-Guarani | South Brazil / Paraguay / Uruguay / Argentina / Bolivia | 33,000-36,000 in Brazil | 2003 |
| Guaraní – Kaiowá ( Paĩ Tavyterã ) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil / Paraguay | 18,000 - 20,000 / 25,000 | 2003/1995 |
| Guarani-Ñandewa ( Ava Chiripa ) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil / Paraguay | 10,000 /? | 2003 /? |
| Guarani – M'bya | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil / Argentina / Paraguay | 5,000 - 6,000 /? / 14,000 | 2003 /? / 2002 |
| Guató | Guató | Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) | 700-372 | 1993-1999 |
| Guayabero | Guahibo ( ISO 639 : guh) | Colombia (Guaviare, Meta) | 1061 | |
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| Hyskariana | Brazil (Roraima, Pará) | |||
| Huaorani | East Ecuador | |||
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| Ika (Arhuaco) | Arhuaco (Chibcha) | Northern Colombia | 14.301 | |
| Ikpeng (Txikão) | Carib | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) | 214-319 | 1995-2002 |
| Inga | Quechua | SW- Colombia | 43,000 | 1989 |
| Ingarikó | Karíb | Brazil ( Roraima ) / Guyana / Venezuela | 675 / 4,000 / 728 | 1997/1990/1992 |
| Inca (see Quechua ) | ||||
| Iranxe (Manoki) | Iranxe | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) | 250-326 | 1994-2000 |
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| Jabuti | Jaboti | Brazil ( Rondônia ) | 67-123 | 1990-2001 |
| Jamamadi | Arawá | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 800 | 2000 |
| Jarawara | Arawá | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 160 | 2000 |
| Javaé | Karajá | Brazil ( Tocantins ) | 919 | 2000 |
| Jenipapo rabbit | Brazil (Ceará) | 220 | 1999 | |
| Jiahui | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 50 | 2000 |
| Jiripancó | Brazil (Alagoas) | 842-1500 | 1992-1999 | |
| Jívaro (Jíbaro, Mayna, Shiwiar) | Shuar | Eastern Ecuador, Peru | 30,000 | 1981 |
| Juma | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 7th | 2000 |
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| Kaapor (Urubu-Kaapor) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Maranhão) | 500-800 | 1992-1998 |
| Kadiweu | Guaikuru | Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) | 1592 | 1998 |
| Kaiabi | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Pará, Mato Grosso) | 1,000 | 1999 |
| Kaimbé | Brazil (Bahia) | 1200-1270 | 1989 - 2001 | |
| Kaingang (-e) | Jê | Brazil (São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) | 28,830 | 2005 |
| Kaixana | Brazil (Amazon) | 224 | 1997 | |
| Kalabaça | Brazil (Ceará) | |||
| Kalankó | Brazil (Alagoas) | 230 | 1999 | |
| Kalapalo | Karíb | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 363-417 | 1997-2002 |
| Kamayurá | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 303-355 | 1995-2002 |
| Kamba (Brazil) | Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) | |||
| Kambeba | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 156 | 2000 |
| Kambiwá | Portuguese * | Brazil ( Pernambuco ) | 1,578 | 1999 |
| Kampa | Aruák | Brazil ( Acre ) / Peru | 763 / 55,000 | 1994/1993 |
| Kamsá | Kamsá | Colombia (Putumayo) | 4022 | |
| Kanamanti | Arawá | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 150 | 1990 |
| Kanamari | Katukina | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 1327 | 1999 |
| Kanela Apaniekra | Jê | Brazil (Maranhão) | 336-458 | 1990-2000 |
| Kanela Rankokamekra | Jê | Brazil (Maranhão) | 883-1337 | 1990-2001 |
| Kanindé | Brazil (Ceará) | |||
| Kankuamo | Sánha | Northern Colombia | 15,000 | |
| Kanoê | Kanoê | Brazil (Rondônia) | 61-95 | 1990-2002 |
| Kantarure | Portuguese * | Brazil (Bahia) | 244-353 | 1996 - 2003 |
| Kapinawá | Portuguese * | Brazil (Pernambuco) | 354-422 | 1989-1999 |
| Karafawyana | Karíb | Brazil (Pará, Amazon) | ||
| Karajá | Karajá | Brazil (Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Pará) | 1900-2500 | 1995-1999 |
| Karapanã | Toucano | Brazil (Amazon) / Colombia | 42/412 | 2001 /
1988 |
| Karapotó | Brazil (Alagoas) | 1050-796 | 1994-1999 | |
| Karipuna | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Rondônia) | 8-21 | 1995 - 2001 |
| Karipuna do Amapá | Creole | Brazil ( Amapá ) | 1353-1708 | 1993-2000 |
| Kariri | Portuguese * | Brazil (Ceará) | ||
| Kariri-Xocó | Portuguese * | Brazil (Alagoas) | 1500 | 1999 |
| Karitiana | Arikem | Brazil (Rondônia) | 171-206 | 1994-2001 |
| Diamonds | Diamonds | Brazil (Rondônia) | 208 | 2006 |
| Karuazu | Brazil (Alagoas) | |||
| Katuena | Karíb | Brazil (Pará, Amazon) | ||
| Katukina (Tüküná) | Katukina | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 250-289 | 1990-2000 |
| Katukina | Pano languages | Brazil (Acre, Amazonas) | 318 | 1998 |
| Katxuyana | Carib | Brazil (Pará) | 69 | 1998 |
| Kawesqar (Kawashkar, Alakaluf) | Kawesqar | Southern Chile (Western Patagonia) | approx. 50 | 1990 |
| Kaxarari (Kaxararí, Kaxariri, Caxararis) | Pano languages | Brazil (Amazon, Rondônia) | 318 | 2010 |
| Kaxinawá (Cashinahua, Junikuin) | Pano languages | Brazil (Acre) / Peru | 3964/1400 | 1999/2000 |
| Kaxixó | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | |||
| Kayabi | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Mato Grosso, Pará) | 1200 | 1995 |
| Kayapo | Jê | Brazil (Mato Grosso, Pará) | 7096 | 2003 |
| Kiriri | Brazil (Bahia) | 1285-1401 | 1996 - 2003 | |
| Kocama (Cocamilla) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Amazon) /
Peru / Colombia |
622 / 10.705 / 236 | 1989/1999/1988 |
| Kofan | Kofan | Colombia (Putumayo) | 1,475 | |
| Kogi (Kággaba) | Chibcha | Northern Colombia | 9765 | |
| Kokuiregatejê | Jê | Brazil (Maranhão) | ||
| Kolla (Coya, Omaguaca) | Quechua | North Chile / NW Argentina / South Bolivia | ||
| Korubo | Pano languages | Brazil (Amazon) | 250 | 2000 |
| Krahô | Timbira Oriental | Brazil (Tocantins) | 1198-1900 | 1989-1999 |
| Kreje | Jê | Brazil (Pará) | ||
| Krenak (historical name: botocuds ) | Krenak | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | 600 | 2011 |
| Krikati | Jê | Brazil (Maranhão) | 420-620 | 1990-2000 |
| Kubeo (Pamíwa) | Toucano | Brazil (Amazon) / Colombia | 287/4238 | 2001/1988 |
| Kuikuro | Karíb | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 354-450 | 1995-2002 |
| Kujubim | Txapakura | Brazil (Rondônia) | 14-27 | 1990-2001 |
| Kulina Madihá | Arawá | Brazil ( Acre , Amazonas) / Peru | 2,318 / 300 | 1999/1993 |
| Kulina Pano | Pano languages | Brazil (Amazon) | 50-20 | 1990-1996 |
| Kuripako | Aruák | Brazil (Amazon) / Venezuela / Colombia | 880/2585/6790 (numbers unclear) | 1995/1992/1988 |
| Kuruaya | Munduruku | Brazil (Pará) | 115 | 2002 |
| Kwazá | Kwazá | Brazil (Rondônia) | 25th | 1998 |
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| Letuama | Tucano | Eastern Colombia | 650 | |
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| Machineri | Aruák | Brazil ( Acre ) | 332-459 | 1994-1999 |
| Macuna | Tucano | Eastern Colombia | 992 | |
| Macurap | Tupari | Brazil (Rondônia) | 129-267 | 1990-2001 |
| Makaguaje | Guahibo | Colombia (Arauca) | 542 | |
| Maku | Maku | Brazil (Amazon) / East Colombia | 2548/1163 | 1998 / |
| Mehinako | Aruák | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 149 | 1994 |
| Makuna (Yeba-masã) | Toucano | Brazil (Amazon) / Colombia | 168/528 | 2001/1988 |
| Makuxi (Teweya) | Karíb | Brazil (Roraima) / Guyana | 16,500 / 7,500 | 2000/1990 |
| Mapuche (Araucans) | Mapudungun | Southern Chile u. Argentina | no reliable Figures, Chile 1992 census: 928,000; Chile census 2002: 604,000 (questionable); according to own estimate approx. 1,400,000 (Chile and Argentina) | 1992-2002 |
| Marubo | Pano languages | Brazil (Amazon) | 1043 | 2000 |
| Masiguare | Guahíbo | Eastern Colombia | 387 | |
| Maskoy | ||||
| Matapí | Matapí, Yacuna | SO- Colombia | 203 | |
| Matipu | Karíb | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 69-119 | 1997-2002 |
| Matis | Pano languages | Brazil (Amazon) | 239 | 2000 |
| Matsé (Mayoruna) | Pano languages | Brazil (Amazon) / Peru | 829/1000 | 2000/1988 |
| Mawayana | Karíb | Brazil (Pará, Amazon) | ||
| Maxakali (Kumanuxú, Tikmuún) | Maxakali | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | 802 | 1997 |
| Mehinako | Aruak | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 199 | 2002 |
| Menki | Iranxe | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 62-78 | 1995-2000 |
| Mequém | Tupari | Brazil (Rondônia) | ||
| Miranha (Miraña) | Bora (language) | Brazil (Amazon) / SO- Colombia | 613/660 | 1999 / |
| Mirity Tapuya | Toucano | Brazil (Amazon) | 120-95 | 1992-1998 |
| Mokaná | Spanish * | Colombia (Atlântico) | ||
| Muinane | Bora | South Colombia | 2000 - 537 | 1900-1997 |
| Muisca | (was Chibcha) | Colombia (Cundinamarca, Boyacá) | 1,859 | 1997 |
| Munduruku | Munduruku | Brazil (Pará) | 7500 | 1997 |
| Mura | Mura | Brazil (Amazon) | 1400-5540 | 1990-2000 |
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| Nahukuá | Carib | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 105 | 2002 |
| Nambikwara | Nambikwara | Brazil (Mato Grosso, Rondônia) | 885-1145 | 1989 - 2001 |
| Naruvoto | Carib | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 78 | 2003 |
| Nonuya | Bora | Colombia (Amazon) | 199 | |
| Nukini | Pano languages | Brazil (Acre) | 400 | 1994 |
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| Ocaina (Dyo'xaiya-o-lvo'tsa) | Huitoto | South Colombia / Peru | 126 / more | |
| Ofaié | Ofaié | Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) | 87-56 | 1991-1999 |
| Ona ( Selk'nam ) | fire land | |||
| Oro Win | Txapakura | Brazil (Rondônia) | 50 | 2000 |
| Otavalos | Quichua Imbabureña ( Quechua dialect) | Ecuador (Imbabura) | ||
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| Pacabuy | Spanish * | Colombia (Magdalena, Bolívar) | ||
| Páez | Nasa Yuwe (Chibcha) | Colombia (Cauca, Huila) | 118,845 | |
| Paiaku | Brazil (Ceará) | 180 | 1997 | |
| Paiter (Suruí) | Mondé | Brazil (Rondônia) | 586-920 | 1992 - 2003 |
| Palikur (Aukwayene) | Aruák | Brazil ( Amapá ) / French Guiana | 918/470 | 2000/1980 |
| Panará (Krenakore) | Jê | Brazil (Mato Grosso, Pará) | 183-202 | 1998-2000 |
| Pankarare | Portuguese * | Brazil (Bahia) | 723-1500 | 1991-2001 |
| Pankararu | Portuguese * | Brazil (Pernambuco) | 3676-4146 | 1989-1999 |
| Pankaru | Portuguese * | Brazil (Bahia) | 74-84 | 1992-1999 |
| Parakanã | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Pará) | 624-800 | 1995-2000 |
| Pareci (Haliti) | Aruák | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 1200-1293 | 1995-1999 |
| Parintintin | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Amazon) | 130-156 | 1990-2000 |
| Pastos | Spanish * | South Colombia (Nariño) | 55,379 | 2004 |
| Patagonians | fire land | |||
| Patamona | Karíb | Brazil ( Roraima ) / Guyana | 50 / 5,500 | 1991/1990 |
| Pataxó | Pataxó | Brazil (Bahia) | 1750-2790 | 1989 - 2001 |
| Pataxó Hã-Hã-Hãe | Brazil (Bahia) | 1665-1865 | 1993-2001 | |
| Paumari | Arawá | Brazil (Amazon) | 539v870 | 1988-2000 |
| Paumelenho | Brazil (Rondônia) | |||
| Piapoco | Colombia | |||
| Piaroa | Sáliba-Piaroa | Eastern Colombia | 797 | |
| Pijao | Colombia | |||
| Pipipã | Brazil (Pernambuco) | |||
| Pirahã | Pirahã | Brazil (Amazon) | 179-360 | 1993-2000 |
| Piratapuia (Piratapuyo) | Toucano | Brazil (Amazon) / Colombia (Vaupés) | 1.004 / 630 | 2001 / |
| Pisamira | Colombia (Vaupés) | 54 | ||
| Pitaguari | Brazil ( Ceará ) | 871 | 1999 | |
| Potyguara | Brazil ( Paraíba ) | 6120-7575 | 1989-1999 | |
| Poyanawa | Pano languages | Brazil ( Acre ) | 385-403 | 1994-1999 |
| Puinave | Puinave ( ISO 639 : pui) | Eastern Colombia ( Guainía and Vichada ), Venezuela ( Amazon ) | 1800-3400 | |
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| Quechua | Quechua ( ISO 639 : que) | Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , Ecuador , Peru | 9-14 million | |
| Quilmes | NW- Argentina ( Tucumán , Catamarca , Salta ) | |||
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| Rikbaktsa | Rikbaktsa | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) | 900 | 1995 |
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| Sakurabiat | Tupari | Brazil ( Rondônia ) | 66 | 2003 |
| Sáliba | Sáliba-Piaroa | Eastern Colombia ( Casanare , Vichada ) | 387 | |
| Sánha | Chibcha | Northern Colombia | 9765 | |
| Sateré-Mawé | Mawé | Brazil ( Amazon , Pará ) | 5825-7134 | 1991-2000 |
| Secoya (Aido Pai) | Secoya (Fam .: Tucano) | Northeast Ecuador (Cuyabeno), Peru | 290 (EC), 144 (PE) | 1990 |
| Shanenawa | Pano languages | Brazil ( Acre ) | 178 | 1998 |
| Shuar | Shuar | East Ecuador | 30,000 | 1981 |
| Sikuani | Guahíbo | Colombia (Vichada, Meta) | 20,544 | |
| Siona | Tucano Occidental | South Colombia / North Ecuador | 700 | |
| Siriano | Toucano | Brazil ( Amazon ) / Colombia (Vaupés) | 17/716 | 2001 / |
| Siripu | Colombia | |||
| Suruí (Aikewara) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil ( Pará ) | 185 | 1997 |
| Suyá | Jê | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) | 213-334 | 1995-2002 |
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| Tabajara | Brazil ( Ceará ) | |||
| Taibano | Tucano | Colombia (Vaupés) | 19th | |
| Tairona | Colombia | |||
| Tanimuca | Tucano | SO Colombia | ||
| Tapayuna | Jê | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) | 58 | 1995 |
| Tapeba | Portuguese * | Brazil ( Ceará ) | 2491 | 1999 |
| Tapirapé | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) | 380-438 | 1995-2000 |
| Tapuio (Tapuia Xavante) | Portuguese * | Brazil (Goiás) | 235 | 1998 |
| Tariana (Tariano, Taliaseri) | Aruák | Brazil (Amazon) /
Colombia (Vaupés) |
1.914 / 332 | 2001 / |
| Taromenans | Ecuador | 150-300 | ||
| Tatuyo | Tucano | Colombia (Vaupés) | 294 | |
| Taurepang (Arekuna) | Karíb | Brazil (Roraima) /
Venezuela |
792 / 21,000 | 2014/2001 |
| Tembé (Tenetehara) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Pará, Maranhão) | 1879 | 2014 |
| Tenharim (Kagwahiva) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 828 | 2014 |
| Terena | Aruák | Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) | 15,795 | 1999 |
| Ticuna (Magüa, Du-ûgü) | Ticuna | Brazil ( Amazonas ) / Peru / SO- Colombia | 32.613 / 4.200 / 6.585 | 1998/1988/1997 |
| Tingui Botó | Brazil ( Alagoas ) | 180-350 | 1991-2002 | |
| Tiriyo (also: Trio, Tarëno) | Karíb | Brazil ( Pará ) / Suriname | 735/376 | 1998/1974 |
| Toba | Northern Argentina / Paraguay | |||
| Tupinambá | Nheengatu | Brazil ( São Luís ) | ||
| Torá | Txapakura | Brazil (Amazon) | 51 | 1999 |
| Totoroe | Spanish * | Colombia ( Cauca ) | 3,654 | 1997 |
| Tremembé | Portuguese * | Brazil ( Ceará ) | 5,000 | |
| Truká | Portuguese * | Brazil (Pernambuco) | 909-1333 | 1990-1999 |
| Trumai | Trumai | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) | 89-120 | 1995-2002 |
| Tsáchila (also: Colorados ) | Tsafiki | Ecuador (Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas) | 1,000 | 2000 |
| Tsohom Djapá | Katukina | Brazil ( Amazon ) | 100 | 1985 |
| Tukano (Tucano) | Toucano | Brazil ( Amazon ) / East Colombia | 4604/6837 | 2001/1988 |
| Tule (Cuna, Ipkikuntiwala, Makilakuntiwala) | Chibcha | Colombia (Chocó, Antioquia) / Panamá (San Blás Islands) | 1,166 /? | |
| Tumbalalá | Portuguese * | Brazil (Bahia) | 900 | 2001 |
| Tupari | Tupari | Brazil (Rondônia) | 204-338 | 1992 - 2001 |
| Tupíniquim | Portuguese * | Brazil (Espiritu Santo) | 1,386 | 1997 |
| Turiwara | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Pará) | 39-60 | 1990-1998 |
| Tuxá | Portuguese * | Brazil (Bahia, Pernambuco) | 929-1630 | 1992-1999 |
| Tuyuka (Dokapuara) | Toucano | Brazil (Amazon) / SO- Colombia | 593/570 | 2001/1988 |
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| Umutina | Bororo | Brazil ( Mato Grosso ) | 124 | 1999 |
| Uitoto | Uitoto | SO Colombia | 6245 | |
| Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau (Urupain) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Rondônia) | 106-87 | 1994 - 2003 |
| U'wa ( Tunebo ) | Chibcha | Central Colombia | 7,013 | 1997 |
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| Waika | Yanomami | Venezuela | ||
| Wai Wai | Karíb | Brazil ( Amazonas , Roraima , Pará ) / Guyana | 2020/130 | 2000/2000 |
| Waiãpi | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Amapá) / French Guiana | 525/412 | 1999/1992 |
| Waimiri Atroari | Karíb | Brazil (Amazon, Roraima) | 931 | 2001 |
| Wanano (Wanana) | Tucano | Brazil (Amazon) / Colombia (Vaupés) | 447/1172 | 2001 /? |
| Wapixana | Aruák | Brazil ( Roraima ) / Guyana | 6500/4000 | 2000/1990 |
| Warao | Warao (language) | Venezuela | 30,000 | |
| Warekena | Aruák | Brazil ( Amazon ) / Venezuela | 491/409 | 1998/1992 |
| Wari ' (Pakaa Nova) | Txapakura | Brazil (Rondônia) | 2050-1930 | 1996-1998 |
| Wassu | Brazil ( Alagoas ) | 1220-1447 | 1994-1999 | |
| Wauja (Waurá) | Aruák | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 259-321 | 1997-2002 |
| Waunaan (Wounaan, Noanama) | Chibcha | Western Colombia | 7962 or 280 | 1997 |
| Wayana | Karíb | Brazil ( Pará ) / Suriname / French Guiana | 415/400/800 | 1999 |
| Wayapopihíwi ( Guahibo , Híwi , Sikuani, ...) | Guahibo ( ISO 639 : GUH) | Colombia ( Arauca , Vichada ), Venezuela ( Apure , Amazonas ) | 15,000 (Colombia), 5000 (Venezuela) | 1982 |
| Wayúu (Guajiro) | Wayúu | Colombia / Venezuela ( Guajira ) | 270000/416000 | 2005/2011 |
| Wichí (Matacos) | Northern Argentina / Paraguay | |||
| Witoto (Huitoto, Meneca, Murui , Minane) | Huitoto | Brazil (Amazon) / Colombia / Peru | ? / 5939/2775 | 1988 |
| Wiwa | Chibcha | Northern Colombia | 1,850 | |
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| Xakriabá | Jê | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | 6000 | 2000 |
| Xambioá | Karajá | Brazil (Tocantins) | 250-185 | 1995-1999 |
| Xavante (A'uwe) | Jê | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 7985-9602 | 1996-2000 |
| Xerente | Jê | Brazil (Tocantins) | 1552-1814 | 1994-2000 |
| Xereu | Karíb | Brazil (Pará, Amazon) | ||
| Xetá (Hetá) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Paraná) | 8th | 1998 |
| Xikrin (Put Carot) | Jê (Kayapó) | Brazil (Pará) | 1052 | 2000 |
| Xipaya | Juruna | Brazil (Pará) | 595 | 2003 |
| Xokleng | Jê | Brazil (Santa Catarina) | 757 | 1998 |
| Xokó | Brazil (Sergipe) | 250 | 1987 | |
| Xukuru | Portuguese * | Brazil (Pernambuco) | 3254-6363 | 1992-1999 |
| Xukuru Kariri | Portuguese * | Brazil (Alagoas) | 1520-1820 | 1989-1996 |
Y |
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| Yagua | Yagua | South Colombia (Amazon) | 294 | |
| Yahgan | fire land | |||
| Yaminawá | Pano languages | Brazil (Acre) / Peru / Bolivia (Pando) | 618/324/630 | 1999/1993/1997 |
| Yanacona | (Quechua) | Colombia (Cauca) | 19,623 | 1997 |
| Yanomami | Yanomami | Brazil (Amazon, Roraima) /
Venezuela |
11.700 / 15.193 | 2000/1992 |
| Yauna | Tucano | SO- Colombia | 95 | |
| Yawalapiti | Aruák | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 196-208 | 1995-2002 |
| Yawanawá | Pano languages | Brazil (Acre) | 450 | 1999 |
| Yekuana (Maiongong) | Karíb | Brazil (Roraima) / Venezuela | 426/3632 | 2000/1992 |
| Yucuna | Arawak languages | SO Colombia | 597 | |
| Yudjá (Juruna) | Juruna | Brazil (Pará, Mato Grosso) | 237-278 | 1997-2001 |
| Yukpa (yuko) | Carib | Colombia (Cesar) / Venezuela (Zulia) | 4800/10900 | 2005/2011 |
| Yuri (= Juri) | (Ticuna) | South Colombia (Amazon) | 200 | |
| Yuruti | Tucano | Colombia (Vaupés) | 610 | |
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| Záparo | Záparo | Ecuador (pastaza) | 100 | 2000 |
| Zenu | Spanish * | Colombia | 33,910 | |
| Zo'é (Poturu) | Tupí-Guarani | Brazil (Pará) | 110-152 | 1990-1998 |
| Zoró (Pageyn) | Mondé | Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 257-414 | 1992 - 2001 |
| Zuruahã | Arawá | Brazil (Amazon) | 143 | 1995 |
* used instead of the native language since the colonial times
literature
- Pedro Mayor Aparicio and Richard E. Bodmer: Pueblos indígenas de la amazonía peruana, 1ra edición, ISBN 978-612-00-0069-4
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Taurepang - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Tembé - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Tenharim - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil. Retrieved December 23, 2018 .