Kamayurá

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: kay
Alternate Names: Camaiura, Kamaiurá, Kamayirá
Population: 530 (Vitti 2015). Ethnic population: 600 (2014 ISA).
Location:: Mato Grosso state: Xingú park.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Tupian
Typology: SOV; postpositions; genitives after head nouns; question word initial; case-marking (3 cases: attributive, locative, nuclear); morphological causatives; 14 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all. A few also use Portuguese [por]. Used as L2 by Awetí [awe], Trumai [tpy], Yawalapití [yaw].
Language Development: Literature. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kamayurá
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: One of the larger groups in the Xingú park.

Location: Mato Grosso state: Xingú park.