Yudjá

Yudjá

Total population
348 (2010)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Brazil ( Mato Grosso)
Languages
Yudjá, Portuguese[2]
Religion
traditional tribal religion[3]

The Yudjá are an Indigenous people of Brazil, who live in the states of Mato Grosso and Pará. They live in two villages in the Xingu Indigenous Park, located near the mouth of the Maritsauá-Mitau River. They fish and raise crops, such as manioc.^[2]

Name

The Yudjá are also known as the Iuruna, Jaruna, Yudya, Yurúna,^[2] Juruna, Yuruna,^[1] Juruhuna, Jurûna, and Geruna people.

Population

In 2011, the Yudjá population is 348.^[1] Their population was 278 in 2001,^[2] up from a low of 37 in 1950.

Language

The Yudjá or Jurúna language belongs to the Yurúna language family, one of the Tupian languages.^[2]

See also

• Indigenous peoples in Brazil
• List of indigenous peoples in Brazil

References

External links

• Jurúna artwork, National Museum of the American Indian

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