Tupiniquim language

Tupiniquim (Tupinaki) is a language which was spoken by Tupiniquim people in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo and Bahia, and belonged to the Tupi–Guarani language family. It is now extinct. Its former speakers have switched to Portuguese. It went extinct in the 1960s, but has been taught since 2004 as a second language.^[1] Only three words of Tupiniquim are known.^[2]

Tupiniquim
Tupinaki
tupinaki, Yuqui
Native to	Brazil
Region	Espirito Santo, Bahia
Ethnicity	(undated figure of 1,390 Tupiniquim)
Extinct	1960s
Revival	2004
Language family	Tupian Tupi–Guarani Tupi Tupiniquim
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tpk
Glottolog	tupi1272  Tupinikin
Map of Tupiniquim in the 16th century