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ISO 639-3 · kbbkbb
Cariban family · extinct or historical language
Kaxuiâna
Kaxuiâna is an extinct or historical language of the Cariban branch, spoken in Brazil and Suriname.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kbb- Glottocode
kaxu1237- Family
- Cariban
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kaxuiâna |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kaxuiâna language, Sikiana, Sikiana language |
| Kind | extinct or historical language |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Cariban to Kaxuiâna
The branches above Kaxuiâna, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
22CaribanfamilykbbKaxuiânalanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Brazil
porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalgrnGuaraniTupian · 4.5 mSafebzsBrazilian Sign Languageunclassified · 3 m5 · DevelopingvecVenetianIndo-European · 2 m5 · DevelopingyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredrmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · ThreatenedtcaTicunaunclassified · 61,0005 · DevelopingguuYanomamöYanomaman · 16,2005 · DevelopingterTerênaunclassified · 16,0007 · ShiftingwapWapishanaNorthern Maipuran · 13,0006b · Threatened