Júma
A language of Brazil
| Population | 4 (1998). There were 300 in 1940. |
| Region | Amazonas, Mucuim River, Rio Açuã tributary. |
| Language map |
Brazil, reference number 32 |
| Alternate names | Arara, Kagwahibm, Kagwahiph, Kagwahiv, Kavahiva, Kawahip, Kawaib, Yumá |
| Dialects | The Júma, Amundava [adw], Kayabi [kyz], Tenharim [pah], and Karipuná [kuq] all call themselves ‘Kagwahiva’ (Kagwahibm, Kagwahiv, Kawahip, Kavahiva, Kawaib, Kagwahiph). These varieties along with Uru-eu-wau-wau [urz] and Morerebi [xmo] are all linguistically similar. |
| Classification | Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup VI |
| Comments | SVO. Nearly extinct. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Abrahamson, Arne and Joyce Abrahamson. 1984. "Os fonemas da língua júma."
Abrahamson, Arne. 1968. "Contrastive distribution of phoneme classes in Içuã Tupi."
Dooley, Robert A., editor. 1984. Estudos sobre línguas tupí do Brasil.
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