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Apinayé

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3: apn

Population	1,260 (2003 FUNASA).
Region	Tocantins, near Tocantinópolis. 6 villages.
Language map	Brazil, reference number 94
Alternate names	Apinagé, Apinajé
Classification	Macro-Ge, Ge-Kaingang, Ge, Northwest, Apinaye
Language use	Some also use Portuguese.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1999.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Hunter-gatherers; agriculturalists: manioc, sweet potatoes, gourds, cotton.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BURGESS, Eunice; HAM, Patricia, authors. 1968. "Multilevel conditioning of phoneme variants in Apinayé."

CALLOW, John C., author. 1962. The Apinayé language: Phonology and grammar.

HAM, Pat, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1961. Apinayé Grammar.  

HAM, Patricia, author. 1965. "Multilevel influence on Apinayé multidimensional clause structure."

HAM, Patricia, author. 1965. Figures of speech in Apinayé.

HAM, Patricia, author. 1967. "Morfofonêmica apinayé."

HAM, Patricia, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1961. Apinayé Phonemic Statement.  

HAM, Patricia; KOOPMAN, Linda; WALLER, Helen E., authors. 1979. Aspectos de língua apinayé.  

KOOPMAN, Linda, author. 1976. "Cláusulas semânticas na língua apinajé."  

WALLER, Helen E., author. 1974. Primer stories for the Apinaye.

WALLER, Helen E., author. 1976. "A conjunção nhũm na narrativa apinajé."  

WALLER, Helen E., author. Available: 2008; Created: 1974. THE CONJUNCTION NHŨM IN APINAYÉ NARRATIVE.