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Western Timbira (Timbira Ocidentais)

"Western Timbira" is an alternate name for the Apinaye, an American Indian tribe of Brazil. The Portuguese form of the same name is Timbira Ocidentais.

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

Apinaye
Macro-Ge languages
Brazil indigenous people
Amazonian culture area

Here are a few good books about the Western Timbiras:
A Divided World: Apinaye Social Structure
The Apinaye
Lingua Apinayé

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