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Name:
Kayapó
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Gorotire; Southern Cayapo; Cayapo; Kayapo; Kokraimoro; Cayapó; Kokairmoro; Cayapó del Norte; Cayapo del Norte; Cayapó del Sur; Cayapo del Sur
Spoken in:
Brazil
Number of speakers:
7,100 (2003 ISA). 3,950 monolinguals. 469 Xikrin (1986 SIL)
(Ethnologue)
Number of speakers:
7266
(UNESCO)
Number of speakers:
4000
(World Oral Literature Project)
Code:
txu
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Jean (Gêan, Jêan, Ye, Ge, Je)
Parent Subgroup:
Northeastern Jê; Northern Jean; Northeastern Jean; Northwest Ge; Northern Jê; Northern; Northeastern branch (nwge)
Child Dialects:
Kayapó-Kradaú (txu-kkd)
Xikrin; Xukru; Diore (txu-xkn)
Kararaó (txu-krr)
UNESCO Status: Vulnerable Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Endangerment Status
UNESCO Status: Vulnerable Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
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