Banawá

Total population
207 (2014)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Brazil (Amazonas)
Languages
Banawá, a dialect ofJamamadí
Religion
Traditional tribal religion,Protestantism[1]
Related ethnic groups
Jamamadi

TheBanawá (alsoBanawa,Banavá,Jafí,Kitiya,Banauá) are anindigenous group living along the Banawá River in theAmazonas State, Brazil. Their territory is between theJuruá andPurus Rivers.^[1] Approximately 158 Banawá people live in one major village and two smaller settlements containing a single extended family each. The Banawá, who call themselvesKitiya, speakBanawá, a dialect of theMadi language.

Their territory was invaded at the end of the 19th century, during therubber boom. In the 1990s, Brazil formally recognized their land rights.^[1]

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