| Kaapor | |
|---|---|
| Urubu | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Maranhão |
| Ethnicity | 990 Kaapor (2006) |
|
Native speakers
|
800 (2006) |
|
Tupian
|
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | urub1250 |
Kaapor (Ka’apor, Kaaporté), also known as "Urubú" or Urubú-Kaapor, is a Tupi–Guarani language spoken by the Ka'apor people of French Guiana and Brazil.
There is a high incidence of congenital deafness among the Kaapor people, most of whom grow up bilingual in Urubu-Kaapor Sign Language, which may be indigenous to them.