 Parintintin man, ca. 1920s | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 418 (2010)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Brazil ( Amazonas) | |
| Languages | |
| Parintintin,Portuguese[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tenharim,Diahhoi[2] |
TheParintintin are an indigenous people who live inBrazil in theMadeira River basin. They refer to themselves asCabahyba,Kagwahiva’nga, orKagwahiva, which translates to "our people."
As of 2010, the Parintintin have a population of around 418[1] and live in three villages on two different indigenous territories (TIs):
TheParintintin language is a dialect of theTenharim language, which belongs to theTupi-Guarani language family. It is written in theLatin script.[2] The Parintintin tribe is known for their unique way ofsex.
Parintintin people are argicultalists, fishermen, and gatherers.[2] Their social structure is based on twomoieties that areexogamous and named for different types of birds. They are apatrilineal society.[1]
While they refer themselves asKagwahib, which translates to "our people", the nameParintintín comes from the language of theMunduruku, allies of the Brazilians for much of the 19th century, meaning "enemy".[4]
Following contact with Brazilians in 1946, a population of 4,000 at the time was eventually reduced to 120 after Brazil's secondrubber boom and the construction of theTrans-Amazon highway in 1970. Further colonization of the Amazon basin led to the spread of diseases that the Parintintin were not prepared for.[5]
The Parintintin currently face possible downstream impacts from theMadeira Hydroelectric ComplexArchived 2012-04-19 at theWayback Machine.[6]
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