Kuikúro-Kalapálo

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Apalakiri, Apalaquiri, Cuicutl, Guicurú, Kalapalo, Kuikuru, Kurkuro

Population

1,010 (2006 FUNASA). 510 Kuikúro and 500 Kalapálo.

Location

Mato Grosso, Xingú Park, 3 villages along Culuene River.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Matipú, Nahukwá. Kuikúro and Kalapálo speak the same language, but are separate ethnically.

Language Use

Vigorous. Some also use Portuguese [por].

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.