Book contents
- The Language of Hunter-Gatherers
- The Language of Hunter-Gatherers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Africa
- Part III Tropical Asia
- Part IV New Guinea and Australia
- Part V Northeastern Eurasia
- Part VI North America
- Part VII South America
- 22 Language and Subsistence Patterns in the Amazonian Vaupés
- 23 The Southern Plains and the Continental Tip
- Appendix A Preliminary Worldwide Survey of Forager Languages
- Language Index
- Subject Index
- References
22 - Language and Subsistence Patterns in the Amazonian Vaupés
from Part VII - South America
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2020
Book contents
- The Language of Hunter-Gatherers
- The Language of Hunter-Gatherers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Africa
- Part III Tropical Asia
- Part IV New Guinea and Australia
- Part V Northeastern Eurasia
- Part VI North America
- Part VII South America
- 22 Language and Subsistence Patterns in the Amazonian Vaupés
- 23 The Southern Plains and the Continental Tip
- Appendix A Preliminary Worldwide Survey of Forager Languages
- Language Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
The majority of contemporary hunter-gatherer populations do not subsist in isolation, but maintain regular relations with neighboring sedentary cultivators.
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