Tribes on the Amazons. 471 



Javari. — Mariibos (east side), Majeronas (west side). 



AmbiyAcu. — Yagnas, Orejones. 



Napo. — Left side ascending, Cotos, Tamhoridcos, Tara- 

 potos, Pahayaguas, Agnaricos or Encabellados (" the long- 

 laaired"); right side, Tacamirjs, Tacbacnrayes, Z^<^w^^^re.<^, 

 Copalurcos, Zcijyaros (different from the tribe of the same 

 name on the Curaray), Mautanos. Above Coca are tlie 

 Payaminos and Niipos. 



ISTanay. — Iqnitos, Yawaran, Sapohan. 



UoAYALi. — Cocamillas, Majeronas (np the Tapichy), 

 Conibos (ranging from Sarayacn to the head of the Puriis), 

 Remos (aromid Collaria principally), Amajuacas and Sen- 

 cis (inland above the Pachitea), Pirros or Chontaquiros (on 

 the Pachitea, Tambo, and Urubamba), Sitibos, Shipibos, 

 Campas or Antis (inland on tlie Tambo and Perene), and 

 CacMbos (on or near the Pachitea). Of these, the only 

 frequent tribes are the Conibos, Pirros, and Cocamillas ; 

 the others are rarely seen except as slaves at the Ucayali 

 missions. The Panos are extinct. 



TiGRE. — Yameas. At Nanta and Parinari are seen the 

 Cocamas and Omagnas (Umaiias). 



HuALLAGA. — Cocamillas (near Lagunas), Jeveros (on 

 Aypene), Chasiitas, Cholones, Hibitos. 



Pastassa. — Tuchales, Pinches, Andoas. The large tribe 

 of Murdtos live between the Pastassa and Morona. " Ji- 

 varos " is probably a collective term for the wild tribes in 

 this part of the Oriente. 



Santiago. — Agnarumas, Huamhisos. 



The Indian's power of language is as scanty as his 

 thoughts. Each tribe has its own distinct patois — a loose 

 conglomerate of words, and the woi-ds polysynthetic. Near- 

 ly all count by duplication above three or five. All the 

 languages of the foregoing tribes, so far as examined, 



