Ticuna peoples
indigenous people of Brazil
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The Ticuna peoples are an indigenous group native to the Amazon region. Their native language is Ticuna. [1] Their traditional religious practices are rooted in animism.
Key Facts
- Native language: Ticuna[3], Portuguese[4]
- Religion or worldview: animism[5], Catholicism[6], Protestantism[7]
- Country: Brazil[8], Peru[9], Colombia[10]
- Subclass of: indigenous peoples in Brazil[11]
- Writing system: Ticuna[12]
- Commons category: Ticunas[13]
- Country of origin: Brazil[14], Colombia[15], Peru[16]
- Described at URL: https://pib.socioambiental.org/pt/Quadro_Geral_dos_Povos[17]
- Population: 41,000[18], 53,544[19], 8000[20], 6982[21]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Ticuna[22]
- Native label: Ticuna[23]
- Different from: Ticuna[24]
Why It Matters
Ticuna peoples has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] They is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]