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
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| Kapinawâ | |
|---|---|
| (unattested) | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Pernambuco |
| Ethnicity | Kapinawá |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
| Language family | 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.
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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