The Kapinawâ are an indigenous people of Buíque, Pernambuco in eastern Brazil.
In addition to their primary residence in Buíque, they are also found in Tupanatinga and Ibimirim municipalities.
Language edit
| Kapinawâ | |
|---|---|
| (unattested) | |
| Region | Pernambuco |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
unclassified | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xpn |
| Glottolog | kapi1248 |
The Kapinawa are monolingual in Portuguese. Their original language is unattested and cannot be shown to have been distinct from neighboring languages.[1]
References edit
- ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
Sources edit
- Alain Fabre, 2005, Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos: KAPINAWÂ.[1]
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