Yanomami
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About the Yanomami people, their culture or language
- adjective
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yanomami
- Many traditional Yanomami customs revolve around rituals that celebrate the connection to nature.
- Yanomami Indians
Examples
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Relatively isolated groups like the Yanomami Indians on the border between Brazil and Venezuela subsequently have suffered from disease, hunger, and violence.
Academic text (1993) -
The Yanomami culture places great importance on communal living and sharing resources.
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Researchers are studying the Yanomami language to understand its unique structure and vocabulary.
Surface Forms
Yanomami positive
Etymology
Yanomami comes from the people's own name Yanomamö, which in their language means 'people' or 'human beings'. So when we describe something as Yanomami, we mean it belongs to or comes from that people and their culture.