Arapaso language
Extinct language of Brazil
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Arapaso (Arapaso: Kõ'neá, Arapafo)[2] is an extinct, poorly attesed eastern Tucanoan language of Brazil, closely related to Miriti.[3]
| Arapaso | |
|---|---|
| Kõ'neá | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Amazonas (Brazilian state) |
| Ethnicity | 448 Arapásu (2014)[1] |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Tucanoan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | arj |
| Glottolog | arap1275 |
| ELP | Arapaso |
 Arapáso is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Geographic distribution
Arapaso was spoken in the northwestern Amazonas State in the Upper Río Negro region. Speakers were found in the Vale de Uaupés, within the Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory and the Terra Indígena Médio Rio Negro II.[4]
Status
Arapaso is sometimes considered to be an extinct dialect of the Tukano language (the ethnic population was reported as 328 in 2001). All members of the ethnic group were bilingual in Tukano, and the community was undergoing a language shift to it. Younger generations have also received schooling in Portuguese.[4]
