Nandeva

The Guarani Nandeva are an Amerindian group located in the Gran Chaco. Though most currently reside in Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina also have communities. They are considered one of Paraguay’s 17 to 20 indigenous groups. The following ethnonyms have been applied to them: Nanaigua, Tapiete, Tapii, and Yanaygua. The last Paraguayan indigenous census (2002) notes