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Kayabi Indian Language (Caiabi, Kaiabi, Parua)

Kayabi is a Tupian language of South America, spoken by around 1000 people in Brazil. It has OSV word order.



˜Kayabi Language Resources –

Language Museum: Kayabi:
    Translation of a Bible passage into Kayabi.
La Lengua Kayabí:
    Kayabi language information including a linguistic map of Brazil. Page in Spanish.
Kayabi Language:
    Demographic information on Kayabi from the Ethnologue of Languages.

˜Kayabi Culture and History Links –

The Kaiabi of Brazil:
    Articles on the Kaiabi Indians and their way of life.
The Kayabi: Tattooers of the Brazilian Amazon:
    Article on the tattoo traditions of the Kayabi people, with pictures.



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