Kỳikatêjê people

The Kỳikatêjê (Gavião-Kỳikatêjê) are an indigenous people of Brazil.[2][3] Their original language is Kỳikatêjê, a Timbira language of the Jê languages language family (Macro-Jê) most closely related to Parkatêjê. The Kỳikatêjê currently live in Terra Indígena Mãe Maria (Bom Jesus do Tocantins in southeastern Pará), but their original location was located further to the east, up the Tocantins River in the state of Maranhão.[1]:109

Kỳikatêjê
Total population
174[1]:111
Languages
Portuguese, Kỳikatêjê
Related ethnic groups
other Timbira peoples

The Kỳikatêjê are known for forming the first professional indigenous football club in Brazil in 2009, which has since competed in the Campeonato Paraense.[4][5]

References
  1. Barboza, Tereza; Costa, Lucivaldo; Sompré, Concita (28 November 2016). "Situação sociolinguística dos Gavião Kyikatejê". Domínios de Lingu@gem. 10 (4): 1238–1256. doi:10.14393/DL27-v10n4a2016-3.
  2. Rezende, Hélio Passos (2018). Resistência dos indígenas Gavião Kyikatêjê: por uma educação sócio-espacial coletiva (Thesis). Belo Horizonte: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
  3. Ferreira Silva, Marília De Nazaré (7 May 2014). "Descrição fonético-fonológica do Kyikatêjê". Letras de Hoje. 49 (1): 56. doi:10.15448/1984-7726.2014.1.14864.
  4. "Vozes do Futebol: Gavião Kyikatejê, o time dos índios do Pará". Veja. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. Rodrigues, Daniel. "Em imagens: O primeiro clube de futebol indígena do Brasil". BBC News Brasil. Retrieved 5 August 2020.


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