KBB ISO 639-3
Kaxuiâna
A language of Brazil
- ISO 639
- kbb
- Alternate Names
- Caxuiana, Kachuana, Kashujana, Kashuyana, Katxuyana, Katxuyana-Xikuyana, Kaxuyana-Xikuyana, Kaxúyana, Warikiana, Warikyana
- Population
- 150 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 230 (Crevels 2012).
- Location:
- Pará state: Cachorro river, Chapéu, Maharuwanï, and Santidade villages; Paru D’Oeste river, 4 villages north of Missão Tiriyó; Trombetes river near junction with Mapuwera, Aldeia Kasipakuru and Araçá villages. Most among the Trió [tri]; a few among Hixkaryána [hix].
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund).
- Classification
- Cariban, Central, Wayana
- Dialects
- Pawiyana (Pawixi).
- Typology
- 12 consonants and 6 vowels.
- Language Use
- Shifted to Trió [tri], through assimilation. Some also use Portuguese [por].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kaxuiâna
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
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Location: Pará state: Cachorro river, Chapéu, Maharuwanï, and Santidade villages; Paru D’Oeste river, 4 villages north of Missão Tiriyó; Trombetes river near junction with Mapuwera, Aldeia Kasipakuru and Araçá villages. Most among the Trió [tri]; a few among Hixkaryána [hix].
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