Cashibo

/kæˈʃiːboʊ/ noun

Definition

An indigenous people of Peru and Brazil in the Amazon region, or their language.

Etymology

From Spanish adaptation of the indigenous name for this Pano-language group. The Cashibo (also called Kaxinawá) have inhabited the western Amazon basin for centuries.

Kelly Says

The Cashibo people maintain oral traditions and ecological knowledge of the Amazon that scientists are only now documenting—their language contains dozens of specific words for plant properties and medicinal compounds that Western pharmacology is validating.

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