Xipaya language - Wikipedia

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Xipaya
Region	Brazil
Native speakers	1 (2011)^[1]
Language family	Tupian Yurúna Xipaya
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`xiy`
Glottolog	`xipa1240`
ELP	Xipaya

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

External links

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Xipaya language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator

ELAR archive of Documentation of Urgently Endangered Tupian Languages (including Xipaya)

Languages of Brazil

Official language

Regional languages

Indigenous
languages

Arawakan	Asháninka Atorada Baniwa Barawana Baré Enawenê-Nawê Mapidian Mehinaku Palikúr Paresi Tariana Terêna Wapishana Warekena Waurá
Arawan	Deni Jamamadí Kulina Paumarí Zuruahá
Cariban	Amonap Apalaí Bakairi Carib Hixkaryana Ikpeng Macushi Pará Arára Salumá Sikiana Ye'kuana Waiwai
Panoan	Amawaka Kashinawa Shipibo Yaminawa
Macro-Jê	Akwẽ-Xerénte Apinajé Arikapú Bororo Chiquitano Djeoromitxí Kaingang Karajá Kĩsêdjê Krenak Laklãnõ (Xokléng) Maxakalí Mẽbêngôkre Ofayé Panará Rikbaktsa Tapayúna Timbira Xavante
Nadahup	Dâw Hup Kakwa Nadëb
Tupian	Akwáwa Gavião of Jiparaná Juruna Kagwahiva Kaiwá Munduruku Nheengatu Omagua Tapirapé Tenetehara Xeta Xipaya Zo'é
Chapacuran	Oro Win Wariʼ
Tukanoan	Cubeo Tukano Tuyuca Wanano
Nambikwaran	Mamaindê Nambikwara Sabanê
Others	Aikanã Arutani Guató Irantxe Kadiwéu Kanamarí Katawixi Kwaza Ninam Pirahã Ticuna Xukuru

Interlanguages

Sign languages

Non-official

Kuruaya
Munduruku

Maweti–Guarani

Mawé

Aweti–Guarani

Awetï

Tupi–Guarani

Guarani (I)	Aché Guarani Chiripá Jopara East Bolivian Mbyá Paraguayan West Bolivian Kaiwá Pai Tavytera Xeta
Guarayu (II)	Guarayu Pauserna Sirionó
Tupi (III)	Old Tupi Paulista General Language Cocama Nheengatu Omagua Potiguara
Tenetehara (IV)	Akwáwa Avá-Canoeiro Tapirapé Tenetehara Guajajara Turiwára
Xingu (V)	Amanayé Anambé Ararandewara Araweté Aurá Xingu Asurini
Kawahíb (VI)	Apiaká Karipuna (Jau-Navo) Kagwahiva Kayabi Uru-Pa-In
Kamayurá (VII)	Kamayurá
Northern (VIII)	Emerillon Guajá Takunyapé Urubu–Kaapor Wayampi Wayampipukú Zo'é

Proto-languages

Proto-Tupian

Italics indicate extinct languages

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