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Máin

"Máin" is an alternate spelling of Maina, one of three South America tribes who share the Achuar language (sometimes also known as Achuar-Shiwiar-Maina.)

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Main Resources

Here are links to our webpages about the Máin tribe and language:
Máin language
Maina people
Amazonian tribe list
Jivaroan tribes

Here are links to some online resources about the Main tribe:
Wikipedia: Main
Catholic Encyclopedia: Maina Indians
Los Maynas (Spanish-language text)

Books about the Mains

Here are a few good books about the Main tribe:
In the Society of Nature
The Achuar of the Pastaza River
Crude Chronicles

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