Regions with significant populations | |
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Bolivia | 52 (2012) [1] |
Brazil ( Acre) | 937 (2004) [2] |
Peru | 90 (2007) [2] |
Languages | |
Machinere [3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Mashco-Piro and Yine [4] |
The Machinere are an indigenous people of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. They live along the Acre River in Bolivia. [3] In Brazil they mostly live in the Mamoadate Indigenous Territory, although some live in the Chico Mendes Extractivist Reserve, both in Acre. [2]
Besides Machinere, they are also called Machineri, [2] Manchinere, Manchineri, Manitenére, Manitenerí, and Maxinéri. [3]
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. [3] The language is highly similar to the Yine language. [2]
Machinere people hunt, fish, and farm using the swidden method. They grow crops of maize, manioc, rice, papaya, peanut, pumpkin, sugarcane, and sweet potato. [5]
Regions with significant populations | |
---|---|
Bolivia | 52 (2012) [1] |
Brazil ( Acre) | 937 (2004) [2] |
Peru | 90 (2007) [2] |
Languages | |
Machinere [3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Mashco-Piro and Yine [4] |
The Machinere are an indigenous people of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. They live along the Acre River in Bolivia. [3] In Brazil they mostly live in the Mamoadate Indigenous Territory, although some live in the Chico Mendes Extractivist Reserve, both in Acre. [2]
Besides Machinere, they are also called Machineri, [2] Manchinere, Manchineri, Manitenére, Manitenerí, and Maxinéri. [3]
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. [3] The language is highly similar to the Yine language. [2]
Machinere people hunt, fish, and farm using the swidden method. They grow crops of maize, manioc, rice, papaya, peanut, pumpkin, sugarcane, and sweet potato. [5]