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Yanomamö, n. (and a.)|jænəˈmɑːməʊ|
Also -mama, -mami, -mani, Yanoama. Pl. unchanged or Yanomami.
[Yanomamö self-designation, f. Yanoman people, pl. of Yanan person.]
a. (A member of) a South American Indian people, inhabiting parts of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil.
b. The Chibchan language of this people. Also attrib. or as adj.
The Yanomamö have attracted considerable anthropological interest because of the unusually aggressive nature of their traditional society and values.
1965Anthropol. Ling. VII. vii. 34 Names of other Waican local groups..include Zirizan and Tocoshina in Brazil; and in Venezuela they include Yanomani. 1967Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. LVII. 1252 Recent studies on 10 villages of the Yanomama (Waica) Indians appear to shed..light on the second of these two problems. 1968N. A. Chagnon Ya̧nomamö ii. 47 Rahariyoma..caused Ya̧nomamö to drown when they tried to cross large rivers. Ibid. 53 Each individual Ya̧nomamö enters the world with the..traditions at his disposal. 1972Bk. Thousand Tongues (United Bible Soc.) (rev. ed.) 460/2 Yanomamö is spoken by about 7,000 people in Amazonas Territory of southern Venezuela. 1979Guardian 31 Aug. 8/1 The largest surviving Amerindian tribe in South America, the Yanoama, numbering some 17,000 people. 1988R. O'Hanlon In Trouble Again xvi. 173 We left Pablo..to guard our camp and motored across to the Yanomami settlement. 1992Radio Times 18 July 72/3 Will Brazil's famous Yanomami Indians be allowed the space they need to survive? |