Kanoê language
Endangered indigenous language of Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Ava-Canoeiro language or Mekéns language.
Kanoê or Kapishana is a nearly extinct language isolate of Rondônia, Brazil. The Kapishana people now speak Portuguese or other indigenous languages from intermarriage.
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Kanoé | |
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Kapishana | |
Native to | Brazil |
Region | Rondônia |
Ethnicity | Kanoê |
Native speakers | 3 (2012)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kxo |
Glottolog | kano1245 |
ELP | Kapixaná |
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The language names are also spelled Kapixana, Kapixanã, and Canoé, the last shared with Awa-Canoeiro.
The Kanoê people, although disperse in the southeastern part of the state of Rondônia, live mainly along the Guaropé River. The language is nearly extinct, with only 5 speakers in a population of about 319 Kanoê people.[2]