Xipaya language
Xipaya (or Shipaja or Xipaia) is an endangered language spoken in the Pará region of Brazil.
| Xipaya | |
|---|---|
| Region | Brazil |
Native speakers | 1 (2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xiy |
| Glottolog | xipa1240 |
| ELP | Xipaya[2] |
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.
References
- Xipaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Xipaya.
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