Kamayurá language
| Kamayurá | |
|---|---|
| Tupi–Guarani subgroup VII | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Mato Grosso: Upper Xingu region of the Xingu Indigenous Park |
| Ethnicity | Kamayurá people |
Native speakers | 600 (2014) |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kay |
| Glottolog | kama1373 |
| ELP | Kamayurá |
The Kamayurá language (Kamaiurá in Portuguese) is an Indigenous language of Brazil that is a member of the Tupi–Guarani family, and is spoken by the Kamayurá people of Brazil, who numbered about 600 individuals in 2014. There is speculation that as the indigenous peoples who spoke the Tupi languages mingled with other indigenous peoples, their languages gradually changed accordingly. This speculation is consistent with research done by linguists who study languages in different regions in order to find similarities and differences between languages. The Kamayurá people live in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil, specifically in the Upper Xingu area.