Jívaro
noun
a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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While the Napos and Zaparos live in rude, often temporary huts of split bamboo, the warlike Jívaros erect houses of hard wood with strong doors.
From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by James Orton