Kaxuiâna

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A language of Brazil

Caxuiana, Kachuana, Kashujana, Kashuyana, Katxuyana, Katxuyana-Xikuyana, Kaxuyana-Xikuyana, Kaxúyana, Warikiana, Warikyana

User Population

150 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 230 (Crevels 2012).

Location

Pará state: Cachorro river, Chapéu, Maharuwanï, and Santidade villages; Paru D’Oeste river, 4 villages north of Missão Tiriyó; Trombetes river near junction with Mapuwera, Aldeia Kasipakuru and Araçá villages. Most among the Trió [tri]; a few among Hixkaryána [hix] villages of Areia and Cafezal along the Nhamundá river.

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Northeastern Brazil

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification

Cariban, Central, Wayana

Dialects

Pawiyana (Pawixi), Kahyana.

Typology

12 consonants and 6 vowels.

Language Use

Shifted to Trió [tri], through assimilation. Some also use Portuguese [por].