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Yuhup

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3yab

Population  360 in Brazil (1995).
Region  Amazonas, Vaupés River tributary. Also in Colombia.
Language map  Brazil, reference number 18
Alternate names   “Maku” , Makú-Yahup, Yahup, Yahup Makú, Yëhup
Dialects  Limited intelligibility with Hupdë [jup]. Ruhlen and others classify it as related to Puinave [pui].
Classification  Maku
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  South of the Hupdë. OSV.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LOPES, Aurise Brandão; PARKER, Stephen G., authors. 1999. "Aspects of Yuhup phonology."