Mapidian

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
mpw
Alternate Names
Mahuayana, Maiopitian, Maopityan, Mawayana
User Population

10 in Brazil (Moore 2006).

Location

Roraima state: with the Waiwai [waw].

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Maipurean, Northern, Maritime, Wapixana
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 10% with Wapishana [wap] and 20% with Atorada [aox].

Language Use

Assimilating with Waiwai [way]. Shifted to Waiwai [waw].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mapidian
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

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