Uru-Pa-In language explained

Uru-Pa-In language should not be confused with Urupa language.

Uru-Pa-In
Region:Brazil
Speakers:200
Date:1995
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Tupian?[1]
Fam2:Tupi–Guarani
Fam3:(perhaps Kawahib)
Iso3:urp
Glotto:urup1235
Glottorefname:Uru-Pa-In

Uru-Pa-In is an isolated Tupi–Guaraní language of the state of Rondônia, in the Amazon region of Brazil. Speakers have no permanent contact with the outside world.

Notes and References

  1. Or Chapacuran, if Uru-Pa-In is a synonym of Urupa. See Aryon Rodrigues (2002) Línguas brasileiras. São Paulo: Ediçôes Loyola.