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Kamayurá

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3: kay

Population	360 (2002 ISA).
Region	Mato Grosso, Xingú Park.
Language map	Brazil, reference number 110
Alternate names	Camaiura, Kamaiurá, Kamayirá
Classification	Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup VII
Language use	Many also use Portuguese [por].
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Hunters; fishermen; agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

EVERETT, Daniel L.; SEKI, Lucy, authors. 1986. Deletion, reduplication and CV skeleta in Kamaiura.

LARAIA, Roque de Barros, author. 1971. "A estrutura do parentesco tupí."  

LEMLE, Miriam, author. 1971. "Internal classification of the Tupi-Guarani linguistic family."  

SALZER, Meinke, author. 1976. "Fonologia provisória da língua kamayurá."  

SEKI, Lucy, author. 1990. "Kamaiurá (Tupí-Guaraní) as an active-stative language."