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Kaʼapor language
Tupian language spoken in Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kaapor (Kaʼapor, Kaaporté), also known as "Urubú," "Caapor" or Urubú-Kaapor, is a Tupi–Guarani language spoken as a primary language by the Kaʼapor people of Brazil. The language is also spoken as a second language by non-Ka'apor ethnic groups, including Tembé. [2][3]
There is a high incidence of congenital deafness among the Kaʼapor people, most of whom grow up bilingual in Urubu-Kaapor Sign Language, which may be indigenous to them.
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Phonology
Consonants
- Sounds /s, ʃ, m, n/ may also be heard as [ts, tʃ, ᵐb, ⁿd] in word-initial positions.
- /j/ may also be heard as [ʒ] or [dʒ] freely, in word-initial positions.
- /ɾ/ may also be heard as a trill [r] in word-final positions.
Vowels
- Sounds /e, o/ may also be heard as more open [ɛ, ɔ] in stressed syllables.
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