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Popũkare (Popukare)

"Popũkare" is an alternate name for the Apurina tribe, an American Indian culture of Brazil. Popũkare comes from their name for themselves in their own language, Popĩkari, which means "we people."

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

Apurina language
Apurina words
Apurina animals
Arawakan languages
Brazilian tribe
People in the Amazon

Here are a few good books about the Popũkares:
A grammar and a vocabulary of the Ipuriná language
Comparative Arawakan Histories
Languages of the Amazon

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