Júma

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
jua
Alternate Names
Arara, Içuã Tupi, Kagwahibm, Kagwahiph, Kagwahiv, Kavahiva, Kawahip, Kawaib, Yumá
Autonym
Kagwahiva
User Population

No known L1 speakers (2021). The last fluent speaker, named Aruka Juma, died on February 17, 2021 (2021 M. Astor).

Location

Amazonas state: Upper Jamary village; Mucuim river, Rio Açuã tributary.

Language Status

10 (Extinct).

Classification
Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Kawahib, Parintintin
Dialects

None known. The Júma, Amundava [adw], Kayabi [kyz], Tenharim [pah], and Karipuna [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 reportedly linguistically similar.

Typology

SVO; 12 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).

Language Development

Texts. Bible portions: 2004.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Júma
Writing

Latin script [Latn].