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Huni Kui (Huni Kuin)

"Huni Kui" is an alternate name for the Amahuaca and Cashinahua tribes of Brazil and Peru. It is their name for themselves in their own language and means "real men."

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Here are links to our webpages about the Huni Kui tribe and language:

Huni Kui language
Amahuaca culture
South American native tribes
Panoan
Tribes of the Amazon rainforest

Here are a few good books about the Huni Kui:
The Amahuaca and the Spirit World
Wizard of the Upper Amazon
Languages of the Amazon

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