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ALSO KNOWN AS		Shipaja, Xipaia, Shipaya, Chipaia, Xipáya, Šipaya, Chipaya, Achipaie
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Jurunan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		xiy
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Information from: “Povos Indígenas no Brasil” . Ricardo, Fany Pantaleoni and Bruno Belivaqua Aguilar ·

Dormant
No fully competent speakers.
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
84
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Grande parte dos Xipaya hoje fala o português, sendo que alguns velhos na cidade de Altamira ainda sabem a língua, mas não a falam cotidianamente.

[The large parte of the Xipaya today speak Portuguese, there being some elders in the city of Altamira also know the language, but not speak it daily.]

DATE OF INFO: 2010

PLACES: Brazil

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
595
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number (SIL 2000). Ethnic population (ISA 2002)

1 (2011 SIL). Ethnic population: 600 (2002 ISA). The ethnic population probably includes Kuruaya [kyr] as they are sometimes considered a single ethnic group. There were 8 elders of Kuruaya and Xipaya descendance in Altamira reported to speak the native language in 2007 (Crevels 2007) (2016).

PLACES: Brazil;

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Pará State, lower Xingú River.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
8
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
595
ELDERS
8

DATE OF INFO: 2003

PLACES: Brazil, Pará state, Altamira

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: on the left bank of the Iriri River, Terra Indıgena Xipaia, in the village of
Tukama, and in the town of Altamira

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
595

DATE OF INFO: speaker numbers (2003), ethnic population (2002)

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Brazil

16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International		Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	595	2		1-9	Speaker number (SIL 2000). Ethnic population (ISA 2002) 1 (2011 SIL). Ethnic population: 600 (2002 ISA). The ethnic population probably includes Kuruaya [kyr] as they are sometimes considered a single ethnic group. There were 8 elders of Kuruaya and Xipaya descendance in Altamira reported to speak the native language in 2007 (Crevels 2007) (2016).		Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Pará State, lower Xingú River.	Brazil;
		Povos Indígenas no Brasil			Ricardo, Fany Pantaleoni and Bruno Belivaqua Aguilar		2014		Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)	http://pib.socioambiental.org/pt/povo/kaixana				84	No fully competent speakers.	2010		Grande parte dos Xipaya hoje fala o português, sendo que alguns velhos na cidade de Altamira ainda sabem a língua, mas não a falam cotidianamente. [The large parte of the Xipaya today speak Portuguese, there being some elders in the city of Altamira also know the language, but not speak it daily.]		Dormant ()				Brazil
3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing		Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		2		1-9			Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						-4.3902,-53.9648
	2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge					Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	595	8	2003	1-9		8	Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Brazil, Pará state, Altamira	on the left bank of the Iriri River, Terra Indıgena Xipaia, in the village of Tukama, and in the town of Altamira
		World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			2		1-9			Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona	Mouton de Gruyter		Berlin			Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.		595	2	speaker numbers (2003), ethnic population (2002)	1-9			Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	15		Brazil

Xipaya

Language metadata

Language information by source

Dormant

No fully competent speakers.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2

Discussion

Xipaya

Language metadata

Language information by source

Dormant

No fully competent speakers.

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

8

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2

Discussion

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