Kaboi

Kaboi
   Culture hero of the Karaya Indians known as Kamu to the Arawaks, Tamu to the Caribs, Kame to the Bakairi Caribs, and Zume to the Paraguayans. After the Deluge he led the ancestors of the tribe from their cave refuge on Tupimare Mountain to the outer world, being guided by the call of a bird. Other details of the story are given under Tupuya and Ges Creation Legends, and Anatiwa.

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