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Kapon (Kapón)

"Kapon" is is the endonym of the Akawaio, Patamona, and other Carib-speaking tribes of Guyana and northern Brazil (that is to say, their name for themselves in their own language.) It means "People of the Sky."

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Kapon Resources

Here are links to our webpages about the Kapon tribes and languages:
Akawaio/Kapon language
Patamona language
South American mythology
Languages in Brazil
Amazon rainforest people
South American Indian civilizations
Cariban language family

Here are links to other online sources about the Kapon:
Kapong languages
Kapon
Wikipedia: Kapon people

Books about the Kapons

Here are a few good books about the Kapon tribes:
Legends and Myths of the Aboriginal Indian of British Guiana
An introduction to the Akawaio and Arekuna peoples
Witchcraft and Sorcery of the American Native Peoples

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