Kumenê (also Ukumene) is a

Palikur The Palikur are an indigenous people located in the riverine areas of the Brazilian state of Amapá and in French Guiana, particularly in the south-eastern border region, on the north bank of the Oyapock River. The Palikur Nation, or ''naoné'', ...

Amerindian village in the Brazilian municipality of

Oiapoque Oiapoque () is a municipality in the north of the state of Amapá, Brazil. Its population is 27,906 and its area is . Oiapoque is also a major river in the same state, forming the international border with French Guiana. The Oyapock River Bridge, c ...

Amapá Amapá () is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It is in the northern region of Brazil. It is the second least populous state and the eighteenth largest by area. Located in the far northern part of the country, Amapá is bordered clockwise by Fr ...

. It is the largest village of the tribe. Kumenê is located on the

Urucaua River Urucaua River is a river in the state of Amapá in north-eastern Brazil. The area around the Urucaua River is the ancestral territory of the Palikur. The village of Kumenê Kumenê (also Ukumene) is a Palikur Amerindian village in the Brazilian ...

in the Uaçá Indigenous Territory.

Overview

The area around the

is the ancestral territory of the Palikur. In 1965, two linguists of the Summer Institute of Linguistics arrived in Kumenê to learn the

language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of met ...

. They stayed for about 11 years, and founded the first school. Assembly of God of Macapá">Assemblies_of_God.html" ;"title=" the 1980s, pastors from the Assemblies of God">Assembly of God of Macapá arrived and started to convert the population. They built a church and banned shamanism, traditional dances, nudism, and caxixi, a local alcoholic beverage. Nowadays, the village is Pentecostal. Karupina

The village contains the health centre for the region. The houses in the village are built on stilts. In 2017, there was a

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outbreak in the region. Kumenê can only be reached by boat, and is located about seven hours from

. Monte Carupina, a high mountain, is located near the village.

References

Populated places in Amapá {{AmapáBR-geo-stub