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Kayabí language

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Native to
  
Brazil

Ethnicity
  
1,620 Kayabi (2006)

ISO 639-3
  
kyz

Region
  
northern Mato Grosso

Native speakers
  
1,000 (2006)

Language family
  
Tupian Tupi–Guaraní Kawahib Kayabí

Kayabí (Caiabi) is a Tupian language spoken by the Kayabí people of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Although the Kayabi call themselves Kagwahiva, their language is not part of the Kagwahiva language.

References

Kayabí language Wikipedia