Yanomami
Yanomami woman and her child, June 1997 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| approx. 35,339 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Venezuela (southeastern) | 16,069 (2009) |
| Brazil (northern) | 19,420 (2011) |
| Languages | |
| Yanomaman languages | |
| Religion | |
| Shamanism | |
The Yanomami, also spelled Yąnomamö or Yanomama, are a group of approximately 35,000 indigenous people who live in some 200–250 villages in the Amazon rainforest on the border between Venezuela and Brazil.