Apalaí language
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| Apalaí | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Aparai people |
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Native speakers
|
450 (1993)[1] |
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Cariban
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | apy |
| Glottolog | apal1257[2] |
Apalaí is a Cariban language spoken in Brazil. Approximately 450 people speak Apalaí. It is an agglutinative language which is remarkable for using a rare object–verb–subject word order.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Apalaí at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Apalai". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ^ "Apalai Indian Language (Aparai)". Retrieved 21 February 2016.
External links[edit]
- Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Apalaí". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.
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