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Jivaro

Jivaro

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A language spoken by the Jivaro people in parts of the Amazon
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɪvɑːroʊ/
: idioma jivaro
  • In linguistic studies, Jivaro is recognized as an important language of the indigenous groups in South America.

Examples

  • During the conference, they discussed the preservation of the Jivaro language and its cultural significance.

  • The Jivaro people speak a unique language called Jivaro in the Amazon rainforest.

  • I must write a book about the jivaros sometime.

    Five Came Back (1939)

  • It's too bad we're not a little further South, Mr. Ellis, I could point out the most interesting territory-- the home of the jivaros, a tribe of headhunters.

    Five Came Back (1939)

Surface Forms

Jivaro singular
Jivaros plural

Etymology

Jivaro was the name Spanish speakers used for a group in the Amazon, and the speech of that group came to be called Jivaro too. That's why Jivaro is used to name the language spoken by those indigenous communities.