Ofayé language
Appearance
Ofayé | |
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Native to | Brazil |
Region | Mato Grosso do Sul |
Ethnicity | 60 Ofayé people (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 2 (2005)[1] |
Macro-Gê
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | opy |
Glottolog | ofay1240 |
ELP | Ofayé |
The Ofayé or Opaye language, also Ofaié-Xavante, Opaié-Shavante, forms its own branch of the Macro-Gê languages. It is spoken by only a couple of the small Ofayé people, though language revitalization efforts are underway.
References
- ^ a b Ofayé at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)