Bakairi

/bɑːˈkaɪri/ noun

Definition

Also spelled Bakaïri; an indigenous people of Brazil, primarily located in the Xingu River region.

Etymology

From the Bakairi language itself, a Carib-family language. The Bakairi have lived in the Brazilian Amazon basin since pre-Columbian times.

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The Bakairi have remarkable astronomical knowledge encoded in their mythology and oral traditions—their constellations tell stories completely different from European star patterns.

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