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Palikúr

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3: plu

Population	920 in Brazil (2000 ISA). Population total all countries: 1,420.
Region	Northern coastal tip along rivers, Amapá. Also in French Guiana.
Language map	Brazil, reference number 84
Alternate names	Palicur, Palijur, Palikour
Classification	Arawakan, Maipuran, Eastern Maipuran
Language use	Also use some Portuguese.
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 25%. Grammar. NT: 1982.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Hunters; agriculturalists.

Also spoken in:

French Guiana

Language name	Palikúr
Population	500 in French Guiana.
Region	Eastern border area.
Language map	French Guiana and Suriname
Alternate names	Palicur, Palikour

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y. and Diana Green. 1998. "Palikur and the typology of classifiers."

Anonby, Stan. 2007. "A report on the creoles of Amapá."  

Crofts, Marjorie. 1975. "Introduction to question words in Palikur."

Derbyshire, Desmond C. 1982. "Arawakan (Brazil) morphosyntax."

Dooley, Robert A. and Harold G. Green. 1977. "Aspectos verbais e categorias discursivas da língua palikur."  

Green, Diana. 1979/1980. "Usos da fala direta no discurso Palikur."

Green, Diana. 1994. "O sistema numérico da língua Palikúr."

Green, Diana. Available: 2001; Created: 1994. Palikúr numerals.  

Green, Harold and Diana Green, compilers. Created: 1998. Yuwit kawihka dicionário Palikúr - Português.

Green, Harold and Diana Green. 1997. Você pode ler e escrever na língua palikúr: Gramática sucinta da língua palikúr.

Green, Harold G. and Diana Green. 1975. "Question words in Palikur, or Why do I get such dumb answers?."

Wise, Mary Ruth and Harold G. Green. 1971. "Compound propositions and surface structure sentences in Palikur (Arawakan)."