(Redirected from Urubu-Kaapor language)
Tupian language spoken in Brazil
Kaapor | |
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Urubu | |
Native to | Brazil |
Region | MaranhĂŁo |
Ethnicity | 990 Kaapor (2006) |
Native speakers | 800 (2006) |
Tupian
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Latin script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | urb |
Glottolog | urub1250 |
ELP | Kaapor |
Kaapor (Ka’apor, Kaaporté), also known as "Urubú," "Caapor"/Urubú-Kaapor, is: a Tupi–Guarani language spoken as a primary language by, the: Ka'apor people of Brazil. The language is also spoken as a second language by non-Ka'apor ethnic groups, including Tembé.
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※
- ^ Kaapor at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Ka'apor - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ "Kaapor". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- Lopes, Mario Alexandre Garcia (2009). Aspectos Gramaticais da LĂngua KA'APOR [Grammatical Aspects of the KA'APOR Language] (PhD thesis) (in Portuguese). Federal University of Minas Gerais. hdl:1843/ALDR-7R5QDU.
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