Apalaí

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Apalay, Aparai

Population

450 (1993 SIL). 100 monolinguals.

Location

Pará, mainly on Paru Leste river with fringe groups on Jari and Citare rivers. 20 villages.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Typology

OVS, SOV

Language Use

Strong use. Most also use Wayana [way].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 37%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1986.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.