Apinayé
PrintA language of Brazil
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Apinagé, Apinajé
Population
1,260 (2003 FUNASA). Ethnic population: 1,525 (2006 FUNASA).
Location
Tocantins, near Tocantinópolis. 6 villages.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Typology
SOV
Language Use
Most men speak Portuguese [por] fluently. All women understand Portuguese even if they don’t speak it (Crevels 2007).
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1999–2010.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.