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Sucuriyu

"Sucuriyu" is a tribal name of one of the Baniwa subgroups of Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia. It is sometimes spelled Sucuriyu-Tapuya. The name Sucuriyu comes from the language of their Nhengatu neighbors and means "anaconda." In their own language, the Sucuriyu band call themselves Moriwene, which means "children of the anaconda."

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

Baniwa
Arawakans
Language in Brazil
Amazon natives
South American Indians

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

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