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Kulina people

Indigenous people of Brazil and Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Kulina are an Indigenous people of Brazil and Peru. 2,540 Kulina live in Amazonas and Acre in Brazil; while 400 live in southeastern Peru, along the Purus and Santa Rosa Rivers.[2]

Brazil5,558 (2010)[1]
Peru417 (2007)
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Kulina
Total population
5975 (2007–2010)
Regions with significant populations
Brazil5,558 (2010)[1]
Peru417 (2007)
Languages
Kulina[2]
Religion
Shamanism[1]
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Name

Besides Kulina, they are also called Corina, Culina, Kulína, Kulyna, Madihá, and Madija.[2]

Language

Kulina people speak the Kulina language, which is an Arawan language. Parts of the Bible have been translated into Kulina.[2]

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