Tavashay

Tavashay is a name associated with an inland group of the Nivaclé people of the Gran Chaco. Nivaclé communities occupied country along the Pilcomayo and farther into the surrounding lowlands. Their language belongs to the Mataguayan family, and distinctions between groups included those of the river and the inland country. Hunting, fishing, gathering and small-scale cultivation provided food across this seasonally changing landscape.