Language | Current Population (speakers) | Former Population Estimate | Subsistence Preference | Density | Sedentism | Ecotome | Marriage Pattern | Notes | Source |
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Baniwa | 6000 | large | AG | dense | sedentary | Riverine | |||
Eñepa | 3500 | medium | AG | medium | sedentary | ||||
Makushi | 25000 | large | AG | dense | sedentary | ||||
Sikuani | 23000 | large | HG | medium | mobile | ||||
Cubeo | 6150 | large | AG | medium | sedentary | Riverine | Phratric exogamy | used as lingua franca | |
Nheengatu | 8000 | large | AG | dense | sedentary | Riverine | exclusively the product of language shift | ||
Sanumá | 5000 | large | HG | medium | seasonal | Interfluvial | |||
Yanomam | 9000 | large | HG | medium | seasonal | Interfluvial | |||
Yanomami | 18000 | large | HG | medium | seasonal | Interfluvial | |||
Makiritare | 6000 | large | AG | medium | sedentary |