What did the Yanomami eat?

The Yanomami practice slash-and-burn agriculture and live in small, scattered, semipermanent villages. They supplement their crop of plantains, cassava, tubers, corn (maize), and other vegetables with gathered fruits, nuts, seeds, grubs, and honey. They hunt monkeys, deer, tapirs, fowl, and armadillos.

What fruit do the Yanomami eat?

For food, the Yanomami eat most of what the jungle can offer, which is quite a wide variety of foods. They feast on all kinds off edible fare ranging from snakes, wild pigs, monkeys, deer, and jaguars to varieties of insects, larvae, fish, crabs, wild honey, plantain, sweet potato, and palm fruits.

What is the Yanomami tribe known for?

The Yanomami are known as hunters, fishers, and horticulturists. The women cultivate cooking plantains and cassava in gardens as their main crops. Men do the heavy work of clearing areas of forest for the gardens. Another food source for the Yanomami is grubs.

Are the Yanomami tribe still alive?

Today their total population stands at around 38,000. At over 9.6 million hectares, the Yanomami territory in Brazil is twice the size of Switzerland. This influx of people led to the first epidemics of measles and flu in which many Yanomami died.

What language does the Yanomami tribe speak?

The Yanomami live in large, circular, communal houses, and can hold up to 400 people. The Yanomaman language consists of five main languages very similar to each other and can also be considered as a dialect. The most commonly spoken language is Yanomamö (20,000 speakers).

What do the Amazonian people wear?

Most of the uncontacted tribes living deep in the jungle go naked, except for the jewelry they make from bones and teeth. The tribes that have established contact with the modern world wear leather clothes made from the animals they catch. They sometimes wear straw-made skirts and even ready-made western garments.