Kuikúro-Kalapálo

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: kui
Alternate Names: Apalakiri, Apalaquiri, Calapalu, Cuicuro, Cuicutl, Guicurú, Kalapalo, Kuikuru, Kurkuro
Population: 1,110 (Crevels 2012). 600 Kuikúro and 500 Kalapálo.
Location:: Mato Grosso state: Xingú Park; 7 villages along Culuene river.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Cariban, South Amazonian, Bakairí, Amonap
Dialects: Mogareb, Matipú, Nahukwá, Kuikúro. Kuikúro and Kalapálo speak the same language, but are separate ethnically.
Typology: 14 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).
Language Use: Most also use Portuguese [por]. Used as L2 by Matipuhy [mzo], Yawalapití [yaw].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kuikúro-Kalapálo
Writing: Latin script [Latn], in development.

Location: Mato Grosso state: Xingú Park; 7 villages along Culuene river.