Juma people


The Juma are an Indigenous people of Brazil, who live in Amazonas, along the Mucuim River, a tributary of Rio Açuã.

Name

The Juma are also known Arara, Kagwahibm, Kagwahiph, Kagwahiv, Kavahiva, Kawahip, Kawaib, and Yumá people.

Population

In 1998, there were only four Juma people. The Juma numbered 300 in 1940. In the 18th century, the Juma numbered between 12,000–15,000 people.

Language

Juma people speak the Juma language, which belongs to Subgroup VI of the Tupi-Guarani languages.