Machinere people
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Bolivia | 15 (2001)[1] |
 Brazil ( Acre) | 937 (2004)[1] |
 Peru | 90 (2007)[1] |
| Languages | |
| Machinere[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mashco-Piro and Yine[3] | |
The Machinere are an indigenous people of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. They live along the Acre River in Bolivia.[2] In Brazil they mostly live in the Mamoadate Indigenous Territory, although some live in the Chico Mendes Extractivist Reserve, both in Acre.[1]
Name
Besides Machinere, they are also called Machineri,[1] Manchinere, Manchineri, Manitenére, Manitenerí, and Maxinéri.[2]
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.[2] The language is highly similar to the Yine language.[1]
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.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Manchineri: Introduction." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 20 Feb 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Machinere." Ethnologue. Retrieved 20 Feb 2012.
- ↑ Machinere Indian Language (Maxinéri)." Native Languages. 20 Feb 2012.
- ↑ "Manchineri: Productive activities." Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 20 Feb 2012.
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