Xakriabá
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For other uses, see Xakriabá (disambiguation).
The Xakriabá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃɐˌkɾi.ɐˈba]) 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.[4] As of 2010, 9,196 Xakriabá people lived in the state of Minas Gerais.
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Total population | |
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9,196 (2010)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil ( Minas Gerais)[1] | |
Languages | |
Portuguese, formerly Xakriabá[2] | |
Religion | |
traditional tribal religion, Roman Catholicism, Protestant Christianity[3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Gê peoples |
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