Xipaya (or Shipaja or Xipaia) is an endangered language spoken in the Pará region of Brazil.
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Xipaya | |
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Region | Brazil |
Native speakers | 1 (2011)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xiy |
Glottolog | xipa1240 |
ELP | Xipaya |
It is one of the approximately 70 Tupian languages of South America. At last count, Xipaya was only spoken by two elderly women in Altamira, Pará.
Bilabial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labial–velar | Glottal | |
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Plosive | b p | d t | k | ||||
Nasal | m | n | |||||
Sibilant fricative | z s | ʃ | |||||
Non-sibilant fricative | h | ||||||
Approximant | j | w | |||||
Lateral approximant | l |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | u ũ |
Close-mid | e | ||
Open | a ã |
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