Kayabi language
Tupian language spoken in Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kayabí (Caiabi; also Kawaiwete) is a Tupian language spoken by the Kayabí people of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Although the Kayabi call themselves Kagwahiva, their language is not part of the Kagwahiva language.
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Kayabí | |
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Kawaiwete | |
Native to | Brazil |
Region | northern Mato Grosso |
Ethnicity | 1,620 Kayabi (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2006)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kyz |
Glottolog | kaya1329 |
ELP | Kawaiwete |
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It is spoken in the Xingu Indigenous Park and Apiaká-Kayabi Indigenous Territory.