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Matis Indian Language

Matis is a Panoan language of South America, closely related to Matses. Matis is spoken by about 100 people in western Brazil. It is an agglutinative language with SOV word order.



˜Matis Language Resources –

Matis Words:
    Our list of vocabulary words in the Matis language, with comparison to words in other Panoan languages.
Matis Language:
    Demographic information on Matis from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Lingua Matis:
    Article on the Matis language in Portuguese.

˜Matis Culture and History Links –

Matis Indians: The Jaguar People:
    Article on the Matis people and their traditions.
The Matis of Brazil:
    Brief profile of the Matis tribe, with a photograph.
Indigenous Cultures: Matis:
    Simple overview of Matis culture.
Matis * Os Matis:
    Information about the Matis in Portuguese.



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