Xipaya language explained

Xipaya
Region:Brazil
Speakers:1
Date:2011
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Tupian
Fam2:Yurúna
Iso3:xiy
Glotto:xipa1240
Glottorefname: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

Consonants of Xipaya[1] !! Bilabial! Alveolar! Post-alveolar! Palatal! Velar! Labial–velar! Glottal
Plosiveb pd tk
Nasalmn
Sibilant fricativez sʃ
Non-sibilant fricativeh
Approximantjw
Lateral approximantl
Vowels of Xipaya!! Front! Central! Back
Closei ĩɨ ɨ̃u ũ
Close-mide
Opena ã

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PHOIBLE 2.0 - Inventory Xipaya (SAPHON 2114) . phoible.org . 6 November 2022.