Xavante Indians

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003081
- info:lc/authorities/sh85003081
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85003081#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Acua Indians
- Acua-Shavante Indians
- Acuen-Xavante Indians
- Akuen Indians
- Akwa Indians
- Akwe Indians
- Akwe Shavante Indians
- A'we Indians
- Chavante Acuan Indians
- Chavante-Akwẽ Indians
- Chavante Indians
- Crisca Indians
- Crixá Indians
- Eochavante Indians
- Oti Indians
- Pusciti Indians
- Puxití Indians
- Shavante-Akwẽ Indians
- Tapacuá Indians
- Xavante-Acuen Indians
Broader Terms
- Gê Indians
- Indians of South America--Brazil
Earlier Established Forms
- Akwe Shavante Indians
Sources
- found: Ethnologue: p. 105 (Xavante (Akuen, Chavante, Shavante, Crisca, Pusciti, Tapacua, A'we) Ge family, Brazil)
- found: Loukotka, C. Class. So. Am. Ind. langs.: p. 84 (Oti (Chavante, Eochavante) Ge family, Brazil)
- found: Steward handbk. So. Am. Ind.: v. 1, p. 478 (Akwe Shavante (Crixa, Curixa, Puxiti, Tapacua, Shavante Akwe) Brazil, Ge family)
- found: Voegelin lang.: pp. 136-8 (Acua (Akwa, Akwe) Central Gê including Chavante (Shavante, Crisca, Pusciti, Tapacua) Brazil)
- found: Zisa, C. Am. Ind. lang.: p. 27 (Chavante Acuan, Ge family)
- found: LC data base, 4/18/92 (Xavante)
LC Classification
- F2520.1.A4
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new

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