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Rikbaktsa Indian Language
Rikbaktsa is a Je language of South America,
still spoken by only a few dozen older people in Brazil. It has SOV word order.
Their tribal name means "human beings" in their own language, and it has been spelled many different ways including Rikbaktsá, Rikbakta,
Ricbacta, Rikpaktsa, Rikpaktsá, Rikbatsa, Rikbaksa, Rikpakcá, Ribaktsa, Rikbaksta, Aripaktsa, Erikbatsa, Erikpatsa, Erikbatsá, Erikpatsá, Aripaktsá,
Erigpactsá, Erigpaktsá, and Erikbaktsá. They are sometimes also referred to by the outside terms Canoeiro or Orelhas de Pau.
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Tribes of Brazil:
Map showing where the Rikbaktsa language is spoken.
La Lengua Rikbaktsa:
Rikbaktsa language information including a linguistic map of Brazil. Page in Spanish.
Wikipedia: Rikbaktsa Language:
Encylopedia article on the Rikbaktsa language, including phonology and a vocabulary list.
Rikbaktsa Language Tree:
Theories about Rikbaktsa's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
The Rikbaktsá of Brazil:
Ethnography on the Rikbaktsa Indians and their way of life.
Rikbaktsa Cultural Objects:
Museum exhibit with photographs of Rikbaktsa artifacts.
Destroyed by dams 
Amazonian tribes unite to demand Brazil stop hydroelectric dams:
News articles about the Rikbaktsa struggle to protect their lands from environmental destruction.
Links, References, and Additional Information
Povo Rikbaktsa Os Ricbactas:
Information about the Rikbaktsas in Portuguese.
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