Kayabi language

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Kayabí
Native toBrazil
Regionnorthern Mato Grosso
Ethnicity1,620 Kayabi (2006)[1]
Native speakers
1,000 (2006)[1]
Tupian
Language codes
ISO 639-3kyz
Glottologkaya1329
ELPKawaiwete

Kayabí (Caiabi) is a Tupian language spoken by the Kayabí people of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Although the Kayabi call themselves Kagwahiva, their language is not part of the Kagwahiva language.

References

  1. ^ a b Kayabí at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)