Matsés language
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mats-s-language-208-1035595
title:
Matsés language
text:
Matsés, also referred to as Mayoruna in Brazil, is an Indigenous language utilized by the inhabitants of the border regions of Brazil-Peru. A term that hailed from Quechua origin, Mayoruna translates in English to mayu = river; runa = people. Colonizers and missionaries during the 17th century used this term to refer to the Indigenous peoples that occupied the lower Ucayali Region, Upper Solimões and Vale do Javari. Matsés communities are located along the Javari River basin of the Amazon, which
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Indigenous language on Brazil–Peru border
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mats%C3%A9s_language
date created:
2006-10-14T17:27:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T03:50:04Z
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