Basic Data

• Name: Nadëb
• Alternative Names: Makú-Nadëb, Makú
• Auto-Denomination: Nadëb
• Language Classification: Makú, Nadëb
• Population: 300
• Location: 2 villages: Uneiuxi River and Japurá River, Amazonas

About the Nadëb

The Nadëb live in the North-West of the Amazon, approximately half ways between the cities of Tefé (on the Solimões River) and São Gabriel da Caxoeira (on the Rio Negro).

The three major Nadeb villages probably add up to approximately 220 to 250 individuals.

The people in the Roçado village are basically monolingual. The young adults and teens show interest in learning to speak Portuguese. Some know a little, but they are aware that it is inadequate to converse in Portuguese, so they use it only when they have to.

Publications

Weir, E.M. Helen, 1984, Negation and other topics of Nadëb grammar (Abstract, 34 kB), unpublished Master's dissertation, UNICAMP.