Xipaya language

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Xipaya (or Shipaja or Xipaia) is an endangered language spoken in the Pará region of Brazil.

Xipaya
RegionBrazil
Native speakers
1 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3xiy
Glottologxipa1240
ELPXipaya

It is one of the approximately 70 Tupian languages of South America. At last count, Xipaya was only spoken by two elderly women in Altamira, Pará.

Phonology

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Consonants of Xipaya[2]
Bilabial Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Labial–velar Glottal
Plosive b p d t k
Nasal m n
Sibilant fricative z s ʃ
Non-sibilant fricative h
Approximant j w
Lateral approximant l
Vowels of Xipaya[2]
Front Central Back
Close i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ u ũ
Close-mid e
Open a ã

References

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  1. ^ Xipaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b "PHOIBLE 2.0 - Inventory Xipaya (SAPHON 2114)". phoible.org. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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