Endangered Languages Project - Apalaí

Apalaí

^{[aka Apalai, Aparai, Apalay]}

Classification: Cariban

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Apalai, Aparai, Apalay
CLASSIFICATION		Cariban
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		apy
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
317
Native speakers worldwide

Ethnic population
415
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The Aparai are registered together with the Wayana so the number 415 includes both groups.

PLACES: Brazil, northern Para State

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
450
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (1993). There are 100 monolinguals.

450 (1993 SIL). 100 monolinguals (2013, no change).

DATE OF INFO: 1993

PLACES: Brazil;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Para State, mainly on Paru Leste river with fringe groups on Jari and Citare rivers, 20 villages; small area in Amapa State.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Para State, mainly on Paru Leste river with fringe groups on Jari and Citare rivers, 20 villages; small area in Amapa State.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
450
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

1.2084,-55.1074

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing