Ka'apor Language
Kaapor (Ka’apor, Kaaporté), also known as Urubú, Caapor or 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.
| Kaapor | |
|---|---|
| Urubu | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Maranhão |
| 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 |
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
- Lopes, Mario Alexandre Garcia (2009). Aspectos Gramaticais da Língua 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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