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These estimates are probably conservative because many Bora people moved farther into the rain forest and away from the large rivers during this period.
Source:
A Grammar of Bora with
Special Attention to Tone,
by Wesley Thiesen
and David Weber
2012 SIL International
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Mibeco, the chief, remembered how the “Gun Men” (the Bora name for Europeans) used imported Negroes to hunt down the natives who refused to work for the rubber barons. He reported
witnessing his father— along with many others—being whipped, piled on firewood, and burned to death.
The arrival of diseases to which the Bora people had no immunity (e.g., measles) further reduced their population. Their population was estimated to be 12,000 in 1926 and 500 in 1940.
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Starting in 1886, Europeans arrived in pursuit of rubber, using the native peoples to do the work in exchange for axes, machetes, beads, tin cans, mirrors, and such. The Bora were eager to obtain these things, but after a time rebelled at being enslaved by outsiders. This led to warfare and the massacre of thousands of indigenous people. Those who remained were whipped or beaten until dead, or until they were willing to penetrate the rain forest to collect rubber.
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At the time of European contact, the Bora were reported to number about 25,000.
However, their numbers declined radically as a result of abuses suffered during the rubber boom that started in 1886.
Now only 2000-3000 remain.
The Bora were alleged to be a warlike and cannibalistic people who often attacked neighboring tribes, eating the victims.
The Bora people of Peru live primarily along the Ampiyacu and Yaguasyacu Rivers and secondarily on the Momón (tributary to the Nanay) and Putumayo Rivers. There were about 500 living near Puerto Ancón on the Yaguasyacu River, but this community no longer exists.
In Colombia, about 150 Bora people live on the Igara-Parana River and about 100 on the Caqueta river at Mariapolis, Remanso, Santa Isabel, Las Palmas and living in scattered houses.
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The Star Seeker departs on 6 April 2026 and takes in the Dominican Republic’s Isla Catalina, the powdery beaches of Huatulco and the Panama Canal. See a new side to the popular resort island of Fiji on a sailing that crosses the international d #islands #bora #star #seeker #april
Anyone I know use a #Bora #Centipede? Considering buying the 4'x8' version and reviews (the "a year later" ones, not the "got it before it was available" ones) seem positive.
Doppler Dreams
The other half of SISTAR serving us more summer song excellence...
소유 (SOYOU) - 'ALOHA (Feat. 보라)' MV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwo6HRBR1kM
Hands-on MFA series on the low-resource language Bora, based on fieldwork word lists from a single speaker (~1.5 hours!).
#phonetics #MFA #forcedalignment #tutorial #bora
⭐️ available at: https://chenzixu.rbind.io/resources/3asr/sr5/
