Tapirapé | Ethnologue

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: taf
Alternate Names: Tapi’irape
Autonym: Apyãwa
Population: 950 (2020 F. Gerardi).
Location:: Mato Grosso state: Terra Indigena Tapirape/Karaja, 1 village; Terra Indigena Urubu Branco (Tapi’itawa), 7 villages.
Language Status: 4 (Educational).
Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Tenetehara
Typology: 13 consonants and 10 vowels (5 oral, 5 nasal).
Language Use: Used by all. All also use Portuguese [por].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools and in middle schools.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tapirapé
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Mato Grosso state: Terra Indigena Tapirape/Karaja, 1 village; Terra Indigena Urubu Branco (Tapi’itawa), 7 villages.