Pirahã people
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The Pirahã are an Indigenous hunter-gatherer people of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, living primarily along the banks of the Maici River in the state of Amazonas. They are the sole surviving subgroup of the Mura people and are well known for their unique culture and language, which lacks numbers, color terms, and recursive grammar. As of 2024, their population is estimated to be around 900 individuals.
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Pirahã people can predict Everett’s behavior better than he predicts theirs.
“They're very intelligent people. They had me figured out before I had them figured out. And they can predict my behavior better than I can predict theirs even today.”
Open the episode · #2547 - Daniel EverettListen at 1:12:05
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