The Júma are an
Indigenous people of Brazil
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, who live in the Terra Indígena Juma in the
Amazonas, along the
Mucuim River, a tributary of
Rio Açuã.
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Name
The Júma are also known as Kagwahibm, Kagwahiph, Kagwahiv, Kavahiva, Kawahip, Kawaib, and Yumá people.[
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Population
In the 18th century, the Juma numbered between 12,000–15,000 people.["Juma: Introduction."]
''Instituto Socioambiental: Povos Indígenas no Brasil.'' Retrieved 27 March 2012 The Juma numbered 300 in 1940.[ In 1998, there were only four Juma people.]COVID-19
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in 2021 in Porto Velho
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. He was survived by his three daughters and grandchildren.
Language
Júma is one of the eight ethnic varieties of the Kagwahiva language, which belongs to Subgroup VI of the Tupi-Guarani languages.[ The most elderly native speaker, called Aruka Juma, died in 2021.][
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Phonology
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Ethnic groups in Brazil
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
Extinct Indigenous peoples in Brazil