Pirahã language
Pirahã (ISO 639-3 code myp) is a language isolate spoken in Brazil. It has about 389 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | myp |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | pira1253 |
| Family | Isolate (no known relatives) |
| Area | South America |
| Countries | Brazil |
| Speakers (estimate) | 389 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Pirahã words
- bahóísi
- baábi
- baíxi
- baósaí
- bigí
- bigóxio
- biísi
- boopai
- báohoipaí
- giopaí
- hi
- hoatíi
- hoaí
- hoaípói
- hoi
- hoí
- híaitíihí
- hói
- hóáxaí
- kaaxai
- kagi
- kahaí
- kai
- kaiíi
More about Pirahã
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.