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PLU ISO 639-3

Palikúr

Pa’ikwaki Autonym

A language of Brazil

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Aukuyene, Aukwayene, Paikwene, Palicur, Palijur, Palikour, Paliku’ene, Palincur, Paricores, Paricuria, Parikurene, Parinkur-lene
Autonym
Pa’ikwaki
Population
1,290 in Brazil (2010 IEPE). Ethnic population: 1,330 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 1,540.
Location:
Amapá state: Oiapoque municipality, Terra Indígena Uaçá I and II, in 10 villages; Urucauá river banks, right-bank tributary of the Uaçá between Uaçá and Curipi rivers.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Maipurean, Northern, Eastern, Palikur
Typology
13 consonants and 10 vowels (5 oral, 5 nasal).
Language Use
Strong vitality. Most also use Portuguese [por], especially the majority of educated youth (Crevels 2007). Many also use Karipuna French Creole [kmv] (Crevels 2007).
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 25%. Dictionary. NT: 1982–2014.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Palikúr
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Palikúr
User Population
250 in French Guiana (Queixalos 2000). No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,500 (Crevels 2012).
Location
Central coast and lower Oyapock river.
Language Status
8a (Moribund)
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Location: Amapá state: Oiapoque municipality, Terra Indígena Uaçá I and II, in 10 villages; Urucauá river banks, right-bank tributary of the Uaçá between Uaçá and Curipi rivers.