The Kapinawâ are an indigenous people of Buíque, Pernambuco in eastern Brazil.
In addition to their primary residence in Buíque, they are also found in Tupanatinga and Ibimirim municipalities.
Language
| Kapinawâ | |
|---|---|
| (unattested) | |
| Region | Pernambuco |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
unclassified | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xpn |
| Glottolog | kapi1248 |
The Kapinawa are monolingual in Portuguese. Their original language is unattested and cannot be shown to have been distinct from neighboring languages.[1]
References
- ↑ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
Sources
- Alain Fabre, 2005, Diccionario etnolingüístico y guía bibliográfica de los pueblos indígenas sudamericanos: KAPINAWÂ.
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