Omagua tribe - Omagua tribe (English spelling)

Japanese: オマグア族 - オマグアぞく（英語表記）Omagua

A Latin American Indian tribe living in the upper Amazon basin. Their language is a Tupi language. In the 17th century, it became a base for Christian missionary work, and Omagua was used widely as an official language among neighboring tribes. Later, they were driven into the jungle by slave hunters by the Portuguese, and today there are very few remaining. In addition to cultivating manioc (cassava), they catch turtles and fish for food. In the past, they were a developed society divided into classes such as chiefs, priests, and slaves, and several villages were further integrated under a powerful chief. They have a unique settlement structure with houses lined up in a row on the high riverbank, and because the villages are close to each other, it is said that the houses look like they are built continuously for several kilometers.

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Japanese:

アマゾン川上流域に住むラテンアメリカインディアンの一民族。言語はトゥピ諸語に属する。 17世紀にキリスト教布教の根拠地となり，オマグア語は近隣民族間の公用語として用いられ広く分布した。その後ポルトガル人による奴隷狩りなどでジャングルに追われ，今日生存する人口は非常に少い。マニオク (キャッサバ) 栽培のほか，カメや魚類を食糧源として捕獲する。かつては首長，神官，奴隷などの階層に分れ，さらにいくつかの村が強大な権力をもつ大首長のもとに統合される発達した社会であった。高い川岸に1列に住居が並ぶ独特の集落形態をとり，また村と村が近接しているため，家屋が数 kmにわたり連続して建てられているようにみえたという。

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