Kuikúro-Kalapálo
A language of Brazil
| Population | 870 (2002 ISA). 450 Kuikúro and 417 Kalapálo. |
| Region | Mato Grosso, Xingú Park, 3 villages along Culuene River. |
| Language map |
Brazil, reference number 103 |
| Alternate names | Apalakiri, Apalaquiri, Cuicutl, Guicurú, Kalapalo, Kuikuru, Kurkuro |
| Dialects | Kuikúro and Kalapálo speak the same language, but are separate ethnically. |
| Classification | Carib, Southern, Xingu Basin |
| Language use | Some also use Portuguese. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Fishermen; hunters; swidden agriculturalists: manioc, maize. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
FRANCHETTO, Bruna, author. 1990. "Ergativity and nominativity in Kuikúro and other Carib languages."
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