Apalaí language

Cariban language spoken in Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Apalaí is a Cariban language spoken in Brazil. Approximately 450 Aparai people speak Apalaí. It is an agglutinative language which uses a rare object–verb–subject word order.[2]

NativetoBrazil
EthnicityAparai people
Native speakers
650 (2022)[1]
Cariban
  • Apalaí
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Apalaí
Aparaí
Native toBrazil
EthnicityAparai people
Native speakers
650 (2022)[1]
Cariban
  • Apalaí
Language codes
ISO 639-3apy
Glottologapal1257
ELPApalaí
Apalai is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
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Phonology

Consonants

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Consonants of Apalai[3]
Bilabial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop p t k ʔ
Fricative voiceless s ʃ
voiced z
Nasal m n
Approximant j w
Tap/Flap ɾ
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Vowels

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Vowels of Apalai[3]
Front Central Back
plain nasal plain nasal plain nasal
High i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ u ũ
Mid e ẽ o õ
Low a ã
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