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Tiriyó Tribe
Tiriyo, Tiriyó, or Trió may refer to: * Tiriyó people, an ethnic group of Brazil and Suriname * Tiriyó language, their language See also * * Missão Tiriyó, a village * Tirio (other) * Trio (other) {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiriyó People
The Tiriyó (also known as Trio) are an Amerindian ethnic group native to parts of northern Brazil, Suriname, and Guyana. In 2014, there were approximately 3,640 Tiriyó in the three countries. They live in several major villages and a number of minor villages in the border zone between Brazil and Suriname. They speak the Tiriyó language, a member of the Cariban language family and refer to themselves as ''tarëno'', etymologically 'people from here' or 'local people'. History The modern Tiriyó are formed from various different Indigenous communities; some of these, such as the Aramixó, are mentioned in European writings as early as 1609–1610. Many of the now-Tiriyó groups lived between Brazil and French Guiana until they were driven out by the Oyampi, a Tupi-Guaranian group allied with the Portuguese. Together, the Portuguese and Oyampi drove these groups westward, and they mingled with the groups that were in the area to form the modern Tiriyó group. As such, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
