Kỳikatêjê people

Kỳikatêjê
Total population
174: 111 
Languages
Portuguese, Kỳikatêjê
Related ethnic groups
other Timbira peoples

The Kỳikatêjê (Gavião-Kỳikatêjê) are an indigenous people of Brazil. Their original language is Kỳikatêjê, a Timbira language of the Jê languages language family (Macro-Jê) most closely related to Parkatêjê. The Kỳikatêjê currently live in Terra Indígena Mãe Maria (Bom Jesus do Tocantins in southeastern Pará), but their original location was located further to the east, up the Tocantins River in the state of Maranhão.: 109  Their name means 'upstream' in Kỳikatêjê.

The Kỳikatêjê are known for forming the first professional indigenous football club in Brazil in 2009, which has since competed in the Campeonato Paraense.

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