Kapinawá Explained

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
Region:Pernambuco
Familycolor:American
Family:unclassified
Extinct:?
Iso3:xpn
Glotto:kapi1248
Glottorefname:Kapinawá
Acceptance:unattested

The Kapinawa are monolingual in Portuguese. Their original language is unattested and cannot be shown to have been distinct from neighboring languages.[1]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices