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Xakriabá people

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Also known as Xakriaba people

The Xakriabá () are an indigenous people of Brazil. One of the Gê peoples who spoke the Xakriabá dialect of the Akwe language, they used to live in the Tocantins River area. As of 2010, 9,196 Xakriabá people lived in the state of Minas Gerais.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group
Xakriabá
Ethnic group.image
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Ethnic group.caption
Célia Xakriabá, Xakriabá congresswoman, in traditional dress
Ethnic group.population
9,196 (2010)
Ethnic group.regions
()
Ethnic group.languages
Portuguese, formerly Xakriabá
Ethnic group.religions
traditional tribal religion, Roman Catholicism, Protestant Christianity
Ethnic group.related
Other Gê peoples

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Languages spoken
Portuguese
Native language
Xakriabá
Population
8867
Country of origin
Brazil
Image
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Xakriabá
Commons category
Xacriabás
native label
Xakriabá
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Encyclopedic overview

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The Xakriabá () are an indigenous people of Brazil. One of the Gê peoples who spoke the Xakriabá dialect of the Akwe language, they used to live in the Tocantins River area. As of 2010, 9,196 Xakriabá people lived in the state of Minas Gerais.

==Name== The Xakriabá are also known as the Xacriabá, Chakriaba, Chikriaba, or Shacriaba people. They were formerly known as "acroás" and "coroás" in Bahia and "gamelas" in Piauí.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Xakriabá people” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.