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