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Kayabi Indian Language (Caiabi, Kaiabi, Parua)

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

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Kayabi Language Resources

Tribes of Southern Brazil:
    Map showing where the Kayabi language is spoken.
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.
House of Languages: Kayabí:
    Information about Kayabi language usage.
Kayabi Language:
    Demographic information on Kayabi from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Kayabí Language Tree:
    Theories about Kayabi's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Kayabi Culture and History Links

Map of Xingu Indigenous Park:
    Tribal map of the Xingu, including the location of the Kaiabi tribes.
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.
Tribes of Southern Brazil:
    Map showing where the Kayabi people live in Brazil.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Povo Kaiabi * Os Caiabis:
  Information about the Kayabis in Portuguese.



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