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Don't sleep, there are snakes : life and language in the Amazonian jungle /

A linguist offers a thought-provoking account of his experiences and discoveries while living with the Pirahã, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians living in central Brazil and a people possessing a language that defies accepted linguistic theories and reflects a culture that has no counting system, c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Everett, Daniel Leonard
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Pantheon Books, [2008]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Pirahá Indians > Amazon River Region > Social life and customs. Pirahá dialect > Social aspects > Amazon River Region. Jungles > Amazon River Region. Amazon River Region > Social life and customs.

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