Xipaya language

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Xipaya
RegionBrazil
Native speakers
1 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3xiy
Glottologxipa1240
ELPXipaya

Xipaya (or Shipaja or Xipaia) is an endangered language spoken in the Pará region of Brazil.

It is one of the approximately 70 Tupian languages of South America. qfewAt last count, Xipaya was only spoken by two elderly women in Altamira, Pará.[2] qwff

References

  1. ^ Xipaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ A history of indigenous Brazilian languages

External links