Tiriyó

Tiriyó (Trio)
Total population
~2000 (in 2005)
Regions with significant populations
South America (Brazil, Suriname)
Language(s)
Tiriyó
Religion(s)
traditional, Christian (Catholic in Brazil, Protestant in Surinam)

The Tiriyó (also known as Trio) usually call themselves tarëno, etymologically 'people from here, local people'. They are approximately 2,000 (in 2005) and live in several major villages and a number of minor villages in the border zone between Brazil and Surinam. They speak the Tiriyó language, a member of the Cariban language family.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Communities 2 History 2.1 First mentions 2.2 The Explorators phase 2.3 The Missionary phase 2.4 The NGO phase 3 Demographics 3.1 Dialectal groups 3.2 Ethnic subgroups 4 Culture

Geography

Communities

History

First mentions

The Explorators phase

The Missionary phase

The NGO phase

Demographics

Dialectal groups

Ethnic subgroups

Culture