Apiaká

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: api
Alternate Names: Apiacá, Apiake
Population: No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speaker, Pedrinho Kamassuri, died in 2011. Ethnic population: 1,000 (Tempesta 2009).
Location:: Mato Grosso state: upper Rio Tapajos, Slo Manoel confluence; a few in Pará state.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant).
Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Kawahib
Typology: 12 consonants and 10 vowels, including 4 nasal vowels.
Language Use: Shifted to Portuguese [por]. Many also use Kayabí [kyz], due to mixed marriages. Many also use Mundurukú [myu], due to mixed marriages.

Location: Mato Grosso state: upper Rio Tapajos, Slo Manoel confluence; a few in Pará state.