Kulina people
Appearance
(Redirected from Korina people)
Total population | |
---|---|
5975 (2007–2010) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil | 5,558 (2010)[1] |
Peru | 417 (2007) |
Languages | |
Kulina[2] | |
Religion | |
Shamanism[1] |
The Kulina are an indigenous people of Brazil and Peru. 2,540 Kulina live in Amazonas and Acre in Brazil; while 400 live in southeastern Peru, along the Purus and Santa Rosa Rivers.[2]
Name
[edit]Besides Kulina, they are also called Corina, Culina, Kulína, Kulyna, Madihá, and Madija.[2]
Language
[edit]Kulina people speak the Kulina language, which is an Arawan language. Parts of the Bible have been translated into Kulina.[2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Kulina artwork, National Museum of the American Indian