Jurúna

JUR

vigorous

Alternate Names: Iuruna, Jaruna, Yudya, Yurúna

Genealogy:

Tupian
Juruna

Demographics: 280 (Moore 2006). 1 speaker left in the Terra Indígena Paquiçamba in 1989. Ethnic population: 360 (2006 FUNASA). 35 ethnic group members in the Tierra Indígena Paquiçamba (Crevels 2007).

Language Use: Vigorous. In Xingu Park most adult men speak Portuguese [por], about half the women understand it. Elders are less fluent in Portuguese but younger generations all speak it (Crevels 2007).

Nation of Origin: Brazil