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

Apalaí
Native toBrazil
EthnicityAparai people
Native speakers
650 (2022)[1]
Cariban
  • (unclassified)
    • Apalaí
Language codes
ISO 639-3apy
Glottologapal1257
ELPApalaí

References

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  1. ^ Apalaí at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ "Apalai Indian Language (Aparai)". Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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  • Lev, Michael; Stark, Tammy; Chang, Will (2012). "Phonological inventory of Apalaí". The South American Phonological Inventory Database (version 1.1.3 ed.). Berkeley: University of California: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages Digital Resource.