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Huamoé (Wamoe) Uamué, Uman, or Atikum, is an extinct language of Brazil that is too poorly attested to classify. The
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is spoken just to the south. It is also spelled ''Huamuê, Huamoi, Uame, Wamoé''. Alternate names are ''Umã'' and ''Aticum'' (''Atikum, Araticum'').


Vocabulary


Loukotka (1968)

Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Umán. :


Pompeu (1958)

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, recorded in
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:Pompeu Sobrinho, Thomaz. 1958. ''Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos''. Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará) 2. 3-19. :


Meader (1978)

In 1961, three Aticum word lists were recorded by Menno Kroeker from three informants in
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State, and are published in Meader (1978). The lists are reproduced below, with English translations also given. Word list recorded from Antônio Masio de Souza, a farmer from Carnaúba,
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: : Word list recorded from Pedro José Tiatoni, a wandering '' pajé'' (shaman) from
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(near Maniçobal): : Word list recorded from Luís Baldo, a wandering '' pajé'' (shaman) from near
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References

*Alain Fabre, 2005, ''Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos: ATIKUM/UAMUÉ

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huamoe Language Extinct languages of South America Unclassified languages of South America Indigenous languages of Northeastern Brazil