Juma people
The Juma are an Indigenous people of Brazil, who live in Amazonas, along the Mucuim River, a tributary of Rio Açuã.[2]
Total population | |
---|---|
4 (2010)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Languages | |
Juma, Portuguese[2] | |
Religion | |
traditional tribal religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Amundava, Kayabi, Tenharim, Karipuná, Morerebi, and Uru-eu-wau-wau[2] |
Name
The Juma are also known Arara, Kagwahibm, Kagwahiph, Kagwahiv, Kavahiva, Kawahip, Kawaib, and Yumá people.[2]
Population
In 1998, there were only four Juma people. The Juma numbered 300 in 1940.[2] In the 18th century, the Juma numbered between 12,000–15,000 people.[1]
Language
Juma people speak the Juma language, which belongs to Subgroup VI of the Tupi-Guarani languages.[2]
Notes
- "Juma: Introduction." Instituto Socioambiental: Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 27 March 2012
- "Juma." Ethnologue. 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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