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The Guarani-Kaiowá are also known as the Kaiwá, Caingua, Caiua, Caiwa, Cayua, Kaiova, and Kayova. [1] These spellings were largely devised by Europeans, The National Museum of Brazil (Portuguese: Museu Nacional) keeps records of the earliest Latinized forms for transcribing the name on behalf of the people, coincidentally Kaiowá means exactly this 'the people' - in their own language.
The term Guarani was originally applied by early Jesuit missionaries to refer to natives who had accepted conversion to the Christian religion; Cayua or Caingua (ka'aguygua) was used to refer to those who had refused it. Cayua is roughly translated as "the ones from the jungle". While the term Cayua is sometimes still used to refer to ...
Guaraní, Guarani-Kaiowá The Mbyá , also called Mbyá Guaraní (in Mbyá : mby’as ), are a branch of the Guaraní people who live in South America , across a wide territory that ranges through Paraguay , Brazil , Argentina , and Uruguay .
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The Kadiweu are the largest surviving branch of the Mbayá people.The Mbayá were raiders in the 18th century and numbered 4,000, but smallpox and influenza radically decreased their population at the end of the 18th century.
Mba’e marangatu, a community altar. The wood altar is the central institution in the religious beliefs of the Pai Tavytera. The altar, called mba’e marangatu in Guaraní is considered a sacred sanctuary and a focal point of the community. [3]
I a-ĩ-a A1SG -be- NMLZ peve until xivi puma o-vaẽ A3 -arrive Xee a-ĩ-a peve xivi o-vaẽ I A1SG-be-NMLZ until puma A3-arrive "The puma came as far as where I was staying" (as cited in Estigarribia & Pinta, pg. 241) Unknown glossing abbreviation(s) (help); Example 2 Ndee You re-ke-a A2SG -sleep- NMLZ ja while a-mba’eapo A1SG -work Ndee re-ke-a ja a-mba’eapo You A2SG-sleep-NMLZ while ...
Kaiwá is a Guarani language spoken by about 18,000 Kaiwá people in Brazil in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and 510 people in northeastern Argentina. Literacy is 5-10% in Kaiwá and 15–25% in Portuguese.