Ka'apor language
| Kaapor | |
|---|---|
| Urubu | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Maranhão |
| Ethnicity | 990 Kaapor (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 800 (2006)[1] |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | urb |
| Glottolog | urub1250 |
| ELP | Kaapor |
Kaapor (Ka’apor, Kaaporté), also known as "Urubú" or Urubú-Kaapor, is a Tupi–Guarani language spoken by the Ka'apor people of French Guiana and Brazil.
There is a high incidence of congenital deafness among the Kaapor people, most of whom grow up bilingual in Urubu-Kaapor Sign Language, which may be indigenous to them.
References
- ^ a b Kaapor at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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