Kamayurá

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
kay
Alternate Names
Camaiura, Kamaiurá, Kamayirá
User Population

530 (Vitti 2015). Ethnic population: 600 (2014 ISA).

Location

Mato Grosso state: Xingú park.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Tupian
Typology

SOV; postpositions; genitives after head nouns; question word initial; case-marking (3 cases: attributive, locative, nuclear); morphological causatives; 14 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all. A few also use Portuguese [por]. Used as L2 by Awetí [awe], Trumai [tpy], Yawalapití [yaw].

Language Development

Literature. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kamayurá
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

One of the larger groups in the Xingú park.