Total population | |
---|---|
7,929 (2012) [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil ( Bahia, Pará) | |
Languages | |
Portuguese, historically Atikum [2] | |
Religion | |
Traditional tribal religion |
The Atikum, also known as Huamuê or Uamué, are an indigenous people of Brazil that live in Bahia and Pernambuco. [2]
They have 20 villages within the Atikum Indigenous Land, and their territory is near Carnaubeira da Penha. [3]
Known as the "civilized Indians of the Umã Hills," the Arikum sought federal recognition from the Brazilian government beginning in the 1940s. [1]
Today Atikum people speak Portuguese. Formerly they spoke the Atikum language, a linguistic isolate. [2]
Total population | |
---|---|
7,929 (2012) [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil ( Bahia, Pará) | |
Languages | |
Portuguese, historically Atikum [2] | |
Religion | |
Traditional tribal religion |
The Atikum, also known as Huamuê or Uamué, are an indigenous people of Brazil that live in Bahia and Pernambuco. [2]
They have 20 villages within the Atikum Indigenous Land, and their territory is near Carnaubeira da Penha. [3]
Known as the "civilized Indians of the Umã Hills," the Arikum sought federal recognition from the Brazilian government beginning in the 1940s. [1]
Today Atikum people speak Portuguese. Formerly they spoke the Atikum language, a linguistic isolate. [2]