The Sikiana are an indigenous people, living in Brazil, Suriname, and Venezuela.[1]
The Sikiana in Brazil live between the Cafuini River and headwaters of the Turuna and Itapi close to border with Suriname.[2] The group in Suriname lives in Kwamalasamutu.[3] The group in Venezuela is probably extinct.[4]
The 1916 Encyclopaedia of the Dutch West Indies placed the Sikiana at the Trombetas River in Brazil, and said that they had a close relationship with the Salumá and the Tiriyó.[5]
Name
The Sikiana are also called Chikena, Chiquena, Chiquiana, Shikiana, Sikiâna, Sikiyana, Sikiána, Sikïiyana, Tshikiana, Xikiyana, or Xikujana people.[1]
Language
The Sikiana language belongs to the Carib language family.[1] The people in Suriname speak Tiriyó as a second language.[4] Some Sikiana people in Venezuela speak the Tiriyó.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sikiana." Ethnologue. 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ^ "Sikiana in Brazil". Joshua Project. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Sikiana in Suriname". Joshua Project. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Sikiana". Caribbean Indigenous and Endangered Languages at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 175 - Sikiana" (PDF). Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1916. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
| Indigenous | |
|---|---|
| African | |
| Asian | |
| European | |
| South American | |
 | This article related to an ethnic group in Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This page was last edited on 16 January 2022, at 23:38