Tenharim

Tenharim
Total population
585
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil
Languages
Tenharim (a Tupi–Guarani language)

The Tenharim are an indigenous people of Brazil, living in the state of Amazonas.[1]

Name

Their self-denomination is Kagwahiva.[2] They are also known as the Parintintín or Parintintin people.[3]

Notes

  1. Alain Fabre.
  2. Tenharim Indians
  3. "Cultural Thesaurus." National Museum of the American Indian. Retrieved 15 March 2012.


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