Yanomami Vocab

culture

• the starchy root of a tree

• wild bananas that grow

• the customs and ways of a certain group

• a supply of something valuable

ancestors

• relatives who lived a long time ago

• able to be used in a way that doesn't damage a resource

• a long journey on foot

• big, hoofed animals

edible

• smells good

• peaceful

• beautiful

• to be eaten

loincloth

• clothing worn on the head

• clothing worn around the hip

• clothing worn on the feet

• clothing worn around the leg

manoic

• particular way of doing things

• starchy root of a tropical tree

• wild bananas

• tapirs

sustainable

• the Amazon rainforest monkey tribe

• to use up the resource until it is gone

• to light up the rainforest at night

• used in a way that does not use up or cause permanent damage to a resource

methods

• particular way of doing things

• when you guess at an answer

• long journey on foot

• a tribe in the Amazon

plantains

• monkeys

• small houses

• wild strawberries

• wild bananas

trek

• long journey by boat

• long journey on foot

• long journey by plane

• long journey by car

tapirs

• elephant

• rhino

• hourse

• big hoofed animal related to tge horse and rhino