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Matipuhy Indian Language (Matipú)

Matipuhy is a Cariban language of South America. Matipuhy is spoken by 40 people in Brazil. It is an agglutinative language with complex verb morphology.

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Matipuhy Language Resources

Matipuhy Words
Our list of vocabulary words in the Matipuhy language, with comparison to words in other Cariban languages.

Ethnologue: Matipuhy:
Demographic information on the Matipuhy language.

Amonap Language Tree:
Theories about Matipuhy's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Matipú Language:
Matipuhy language information including a language map of Brazil. Page in Spanish.

Matipuhy Culture and History Links

Map of Xingu Indigenous Park:
Tribal map of the Xingu, including the location of the Matipu tribe.

Indigenous Peoples of Brazil: Matipu:
Online ethnography of the Matipuhy tribe including photographs.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Wikipedia: Matipu:
  Encyclopedia articles on the Matipu tribe
  Povo Matipú

Os Matipus:
Information about the Matipus in Portuguese.

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