The Kulina are an
Indigenous people of Brazil
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and
Peru
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. 2,540 Kulina live in
Amazonas and
Acre
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in Brazil; while 400 live in southeastern Peru, along the
Purus and
Santa Rosa Rivers.
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Name
Besides Kulina, they are also called Corina, Culina, Kulína, Kulyna, Madihá, and Madija.[
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Language
Kulina people speak the Kulina language, which is an Arawan language. Parts of the Bible have been translated into Kulina.[
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References
External links
Kulina artwork
National Museum of the American Indian
Indigenous peoples in Brazil
Indigenous peoples in Peru
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
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