The Latundê, also known as the Leitodu, are an
indigenous peoples of Brazil
Indigenous peoples in Brazil ( pt, povos indígenas no Brasil) or Indigenous Brazilians ( pt, indígenas brasileiros, links=no) once comprised an estimated 2000 tribes and nations inhabiting what is now the country of Brazil, before European con ...
. They live in the
Aikaná-Latundê Indigenous Reserve in the southern
Rondônia in the southwestern
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technolog ...
.
[ They share the indigenous territory with the Kwaza and ]Aikanã people
The Aikanã are an indigenous people of Brazil, living in the state of Rondônia, in the western Amazonian lowlands. They are also known as the Cassupá, Massaca, Columbiara, Huari, Mundé, and Tubarão.
Land
The Aikanã's traditional lands are in ...
. Together the three tribes founded the Massaká Association of the Aikanã, Latundê and Kuazá Indigenous Peoples in 1996 to protect their rights.[van der Voort, Hein]
"Kwazá."
''Povos Indígenas no Brasil.'' 1998. Retrieved 17 Feb 2012.
Name
They are also known as the Lacondê, Leitodu, or Yalapmunxte people.[Anonby 6]
Language
The Latundê language is classified as a northern Nambikwara language.[ Their language is also called Mamainde.][
]
History
A Latundê village was discovered by outsiders in the Tubarão-Latundê Reserve in 1977; however, the villagers caught measles in 1980, and the majority of them died. The surviving Latundê on that reserve live in the Barroso Village. Because of their small numbers, they have intermarried with Kwazá and Aikanã people.[Anoby 22]
See also
* Nambikwara people
Notes
References
*Anoby, Stan
"Language Use on the Tubarão-Latundê Reserve, Rondônia, Brazil."
SIL International, 2009.
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Indigenous peoples in Brazil
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon