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| Xipaya | |
|---|---|
| Region | Brazil |
Native speakers | 1 (2024) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xiy |
| Glottolog | xipa1240 |
| ELP | Xipaya |
| Linguasphere | 88-CBA-ab |
88-JAA-ab | |
Xipaya (or Shipaja or Xipaia) is an endangered language spoken in the Pará region of Brazil. It is one of the approximately 70 Tupian languages of South America. At last count, Xipaya was only spoken by one elderly woman, Maria Xipaya, in Altamira, Pará. It is closely related to the Yuruna language.
| 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 |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i ĩ | ɨ ɨ̃ | u ũ |
| Close-mid | e | ||
| Open | a ã |