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The Shuar, also known as Jivaro, are an indigenous ethnic group that inhabits the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazonia. They are famous for their hunting skills and their tradition of head shrinking, known as Tzantsa. The Shuar language belongs to the Jivaroan linguistic family and is spoken by over 50,000 people in the region.
Shuar, which literally means "people", also known by such (now derogatory) terms as Chiwaro, Jibaro, Jivaro, or Xivaro, is an indigenous language spoken by the Shuar people of Morona Santiago Province and Pastaza Province in the Ecuadorian Amazon basin.
Anthropologists have recognized the Jivaroan languages as distinct, but have called attention to two confounding factors. The first has to do with nomenclature: Jivaroan language speakers typically identify themselves either by their language's word for person (shuar) or by the name of the river on which they live. Consequently, historical ...
Ethnic identity reflects numerous characteristics, only one of which is physical appearance; others include dress, language, community membership, and self-identification. [24] A geography of ethnicity remained well-defined until the surge in migration that began in the 1950s. European Ecuadorians resided primarily in larger cities.
Jívaro people or Shuar, one of the Jivaroan peoples; Jivaro languages, a language family of northern Peru and eastern Ecuador; Jivaro, a 1954 American 3-D film; Jíbaro, English title Wild Dogs, a 1985 Cuban film; Lake Jivaro, a reservoir in Shawnee County, Kansas, United States
Generally, an ethnic group farmed the mountainside nearest to it. Cities began to specialize in the production of goods, agricultural and otherwise. For this reason, the dry valleys, where cotton, coca, ají ( chili peppers ), indigo , and fruits could be grown and where salt could be produced, gained economic importance.
Kichwa, Shuar, Achuar, Siona, Secoya, Shiwiar, Záparo, Cofán A Huaorani village in Ecuador. The Waorani , Waodani , or Huaorani , also known as the Waos , are an Indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador ( Napo , Orellana , and Pastaza Provinces ) who have marked differences from other ethnic groups from Ecuador.
Among the 24 are Awapit (spoken by the Awá), A'ingae (spoken by the Cofan), Shuar Chicham (spoken by the Shuar), Achuar-Shiwiar (spoken by the Achuar and the Shiwiar), Cha'palaachi (spoken by the Chachi), Tsa'fiki (spoken by the Tsáchila), Paicoca (spoken by the Siona and Secoya), and Wao Tededeo (spoken by the Waorani). Use of these ...