Yawalapiti
indigenous tribe of the Amazonian Basin, Brazil
The Yawalapiti (also Jaulapiti, Yaulapiti, or Yawalapití) are an Indigenous tribe in the Amazonian Basin of Brazil. The name is also spelled Iaualapiti in Portuguese. The current village Yawalapiti is situated more to the south, between the Tuatuari and Kuluene River. Their population in 2011 was 156, down from a 2010 population of 237 (2010) but up from a low of 25 in 1954.
The Yawalapiti live in the Xingu Indian Park, in Upper Xingu region along with Kiabi, Yudja and Suya tribes. The ways of life of these four tribes are quite similar despite having different languages. Their villages are situated around Lake Ipavu, which is six kilometres from the Kuluene River.
Language
The Yawalapiti language is a Central Maipuran, part of the Maipuran language family, which are Arawakan languages. Yawalapiti is related to the Waurá and Mehináku languages.
Villages
Typical of Upper Xingu tribes, the Yawalapiti village is circular with communal houses surrounding a square (uikúka) cleared of vegetation.
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