Atikum
 Map of Atikum territory in Carnaubeira da Penha, eastern Brazil | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,929 (2012)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Brazil ( Bahia,  Pernambuco) | |
| 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]
Territory
[edit]They have 20 villages within the Atikum Indigenous Land, and their territory is near Carnaubeira da Penha.[3]
History
[edit]Known as the "caboclos of the Serra do Umã," the Atikum sought federal recognition from the Brazilian government beginning in the 1940s.[1]
Language
[edit]Today Atikum people speak Portuguese. Formerly they spoke the Atikum language, a linguistic isolate.[2]
References
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