Xipaya language (original) (raw)
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Endangered Tupian language of Brazil
| Xipaya | |
|---|---|
| Region | Brazil |
| Native speakers | 1 (2011)[1] |
| Language family | Tupian YurúnaXipaya |
| 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.
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 | | |
- ^ Xipaya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b "PHOIBLE 2.0 - Inventory Xipaya (SAPHON 2114)". phoible.org. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
