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(Redirected from Maxinéri) For the language, see Machinere language. Ethnic group
Machinere
Regions with significant populations
 Bolivia52 (2012)
 Brazil ( Acre)937 (2004)
 Peru90 (2007)
Languages
Machinere
Related ethnic groups
Mashco-Piro and Yine

The Machinere are an indigenous people of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. They live along the Acre River in Bolivia. In Brazil they mostly live in the Mamoadate Indigenous Territory, although some live in the Chico Mendes Extractivist Reserve, both in Acre.

Name

Besides Machinere, they are also called Machineri, Manchinere, Manchineri, Manitenére, Manitenerí, and Maxinéri.

Language

Machinere people speak the Machinere language, which is a Piro language and part of the Southern Maipuran language family. It is written in the Latin script. The Bible was translated in Machinere in 1960. The language is highly similar to the Yine language.

Economy and subsistence

Machinere people hunt, fish, and farm using the swidden method. They grow crops of maize, manioc, rice, papaya, peanut, pumpkin, sugarcane, and sweet potato.

Notes

  1. "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2012 Bolivia Características de la Población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística, República de Bolivia. p. 29.
  2. ^ "Manchineri: Introduction." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 20 Feb 2012.
  3. ^ "Machinere." Ethnologue. Retrieved 20 Feb 2012.
  4. Machinere Indian Language (Maxinéri)." Native Languages. 20 Feb 2012.
  5. "Manchineri: Productive activities." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 20 Feb 2012.
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Acre
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Amazonas
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Rondônia
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Bahia
Ceará
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Paraíba
Pernambuco
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Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul
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