Makiritare (English spelling)

Japanese: マキリタレ（英語表記）Makiritare

An Indian tribe living mainly in Venezuela in South America, between 3° and 6° north latitude and 63° and 66° west longitude. Population: approximately 1,500. Their language belongs to the Caribbean family, which is widespread in this region. They call themselves Yekuana, and the name Maquilitale is an Arawak word meaning "people of the water", and they are famous for trading with neighboring tribes using waterways. Contact with white people dates back to the mid-18th century. The main occupations of the men are hunting and the women are slash-and-burn agriculture, with fishing being secondary. They often hunt with blowguns, a specialty of theirs, and also use bows and arrows when hunting large animals such as tapirs and deer.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

南アメリカの北緯3゜～6゜，西経63゜～66゜の，おもにベネズエラに住むインディオ。人口約1500。言語はこの地域に広く見られるカリブ語系に属する。自称はイェクアナで，マキリタレの名はアラワク語系の言葉で〈水の人々〉を意味し，水路を利用しての近隣部族との交易は有名である。白人との接触は18世紀中葉にさかのぼる。生業は男性の狩猟と女性の焼畑農耕が主で，漁労は二次的である。狩猟は彼らの特産品である吹矢を用いることが多く，バク，鹿などの大型動物のときには弓矢も用いる。

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