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Yebamasa (Yeba Masa, Yebá-Masă, Yebámasa)
"Yebamasa" is an alternate name for the Barasana tribe of Colombia. It comes from the native name of one of the
tribal clans, and means "Yeba's people." Yeba is a Barasana mythological figure,
from whom the Yebamasa claim descent.
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Here are links to our webpages about the Yebamasa tribe and language:
Barasana
Tucanoan tribes
Amazon Indian
Language spoken in Colombia
Native South Americans
Here are a few good books about the Yebamasas:
Barasano Syntax: Studies in the Languages of Colombia
The Fish People: Linguistic Exogamy and Tukanoan Identity in Northwest Amazonia
The Amazonian Languages
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