Ka'apor_language

Ka'apor language

Ka'apor language

Tupian language spoken in Brazil

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. [2][3]

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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

  1. [1]
    Kaapor at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    "Ka'apor - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  3. [3]
    "Kaapor". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  • 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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