Shavante - Shavante (English spelling)

Japanese: シャバンテ - しゃばんて（英語表記）Shavante

An indigenous tribe in Mato Grosso state, western Brazil. Population: about 7,000 (1994). They live on the west bank of the Araguaia River, a tributary of the Amazon River, and speak a language belonging to the Ge family. Their occupations are slash-and-burn agriculture, gathering wild plants, hunting, and fishing. They live in permanent villages, but in the dry season they split into several groups and go on gathering trips. Their villages are crescent-shaped with a large square in the middle. They are divided into three exogamous patrilineal clans, and have a clear age hierarchy. After completing their coming-of-age ceremony, the men marry en masse and move into their wives' homes.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ブラジル西部，マト･グロッソ州の先住民部族。人口約7000(1994)。アマゾン川の支流アラグアイア川の西岸に住み，言語はジェ語族に属する。焼畑耕作，野生植物の採集，狩猟，漁労が生業で，恒久的な村落を営むが，乾季にはいくつかのグループに分かれて採集旅行に出る。村は三日月形で，中央に大きな広場がある。三つの外婚父系クラン(氏族)に分かれており，はっきりとした年齢階梯制をもつ。成人式を済ませた男たちは集団で結婚し，妻の家に入る。

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