Kaʼapor language
Tupian language spoken in Brazil
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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]
| Kaʼapor | |
|---|---|
| Urubu | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Maranhão |
| Ethnicity | 990 Kaapor (2006)[1] |
Native speakers | 800 (2006)[1] |
Tupian
| |
| Latin script | |
| Kaʼapor Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | urb |
| Glottolog | urub1250 |
| ELP | Kaapor |
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.
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.
