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 | |
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Urubu | |
Native to | Brazil |
Region | Maranhão |
Ethnicity | 990 Kaapor (2006) |
Native speakers | 800 (2006) |
Tupian
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Writing system | 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.
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