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Kawa Language (Kawá-Tapuya Tribe)

"Kawa" is a tribal name of one of the Baniwa subgroups of Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia. It is also spelled Kawá or Kawá-Tapuya. The name Kawa comes from the language of their Nhengatu neighbors. In their own language, the Kawa band call themselves Maulieni or Aini-Dákenei.

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Kawa language
Arawakan language family
Indigenous languages of Brazil
Amazonian tribes
South American languages

Here are a few good books about the Kawas:
Cosmos, Self, and History in Baniwa Religion
Mysteries of the Jaguar Shamans
Languages of the Amazon

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