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Piraha Indian Language (Mura-Pirahã)

Piraha is a Muran language of South America, spoken by around 300 people in Brazil. It has SOV word order.

Piraha Language Resources

Pirahã Alphabet:
    Phonological inventory of the Pirahã language, with a sample text.
Lengua Piraha:
    Information about the Piraha language including a linguistic map of Brazil. Page in Spanish.
House of Languages: Pirahã:
    Information about Piraha language usage.
Ethnologue: Piraha:
    Demographic information on the Piraha language.
Pirahã Language Tree:
    Theories about Piraha's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Piraha Language Structures:
    Pirahã linguistic profile and academic bibliography.



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