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Atikum Indian Language (Wamoe, Uma)

Language: Atikum is a language isolate of Brazil, not known to be related to any other recorded language. The Atikum people still exist today, living in Eastern Brazil, but they switched to using Portuguese in the 20th century and few records remain of their original tongue.

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Names: "Atikum" comes from an indigenous place name. The people have also called themselves Wamoe, which comes from a word meaning "ancestor," Umã. Alternate spellings of these names include Aticum, Aticun, Araticum, Atikum-Umã, Huamoe, Huamoé, Huamoi, Huamuê, Huamuê, Wamoé, Uamué, Uamuê, Uman, Uma, and Woyana.

Atikum Language Resources

Huamoe:
Wikipedia article on the Atikum language, with several old vocabulary lists.

Vocabulário Aticum:
Another historical Aticum word list.

Huamoe Language Tree:
Theories about Atikum's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

El Idioma Wamoé:
Information about the Atikum language in Spanish.

OLAC: Uamué:
Reference list of Atikum language materials.

Atikum Culture and History Links

Tribal Map of Eastern Brazil

Native Land: Atikum:
Maps showing where in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco the Atikum people live.

Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: Atikum:
Information about Atikum culture and history.

Biography: Atikum:
Oral history from an Atikum elder. Page in Portuguese.

Killings of members of the Truka and Atikum indigenous communities:
Article about the murders of two Atikum tribal leaders in 1990.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Wikipedia: The Atikum Indians:
Encylopedia entries about the Atikum tribe.
  First People in Brazil:
Information and links about the native peoples of Brazil.
  Povo Atikum

Tribo Atikum

Os Aticuns-umãs:
Information about the Atikum tribe in Portuguese.

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