Abstract
The life of each Huao till this day revolves around the nanicabo: a person is born there, becomes a member, shares responsibilities, and is bound by the web of connections and relationships. One does not have to stay in the same nanicabo the whole life: men join their wives’ nanicaboiri and therefore become a part of it. Family members living in other groups can also join a nanicabo. Distant relatives sometimes move in and by sharing living space, food, time, work, and ideas they become outright members of the new group.
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Wierucka, A. (2013). Nanicabo. In: Huaorani of the Western Snippet. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137539885_10
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