Caipira Brazilian Portuguese dialect | |
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Pronunciation | Portuguese pronunciation: [kajˈpiɾɐ], locally [kajˈpiɽɐ] |
Native to | Rural areas of São Paulo Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Goiás Rondônia Minas Gerais Paraná |
Native speakers | Unknown There are about 6 million rural inhabitants in the linguistic area[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-am |
Caipira (Portuguese pronunciation: [kajˈpiɾɐ] ⓘ; Old Tupi: ka'apir or kaa-pira, which means "bush cutter") is a Portuguese dialect spoken in the rural areas of the State of São Paulo and adjacent parts of neighbouring Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, Minas Gerais, and Paraná.