 Painting of three Taruma Amerindians by George Catlin (1854-1875) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Uncertain; descendants found among neighboring tribes | |
| Languages | |
| Various local languages & Taruma (endangered) | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Wai-wai, Tiriyó |
The Taruma (Saloema in Suriname; Tarənos in the Tiriyó language) are an indigenous people found in the northern Brazil, southern Guyana, and southern Suriname. They used to speak Taruma which is considered critically endangered.[1][2] The Taruma in Suriname have merged with the Tiriyó, in Brazil they merged with the Wai-wai.[3][4] The Wapishana village of Maruranau in Guyana still recognises the tribe.[5]
- ^ "Taruma". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Herman Benjamins & Johannes Snelleman (1917). "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië" (in Dutch). Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 175.
- ^ Peter Rivière (1981). "A Report on the Trio Indians in Suriname". New West Indian Guide. The Hague: Nijhoff Publishers. p. 2.
- ^ "Waiwai". Socio Ambiental. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Marora Naawa Village". Wapichanao @ Community Lands. Retrieved 31 July 2022.