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Apiaka Indian Language (Apiaca)

Language: Apiaka is a Tupi-Guarani language of Brazil, most closely related to the Kayabi and Kawahiva languages.The last native speaker of Apiaka recently passed away, but there are still other elders within the tribe who remember something of the language.

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Names: The tribal name Apiaka comes from an indigenous word for "person" and is spelled several different ways, including Apiaca, Apiaká, Apiacá, and Apiake. The Apiakas have also sometimes also been known by their names from the languages of neighboring tribes, Tapiitin (or Tapy'iting) and Paribitete, or as the Rio Tapajós Indians, after a river that runs through their territory.

Apiaka Language

Apiaka language samples and resources.

Apiaka Culture and History

Information and links about the Apiaka tribe past and present.

Apiaka Language Resources

Our Apiaka Language Materials

Apiaka Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Apiaka language.

Apiaka Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

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Languages of Central Brazil:
Maps showing where in South America the Apiaka language is spoken.

Apiaká Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Apiaka language.

Apiaka:
Wikipedia article on the Apiaka language.

Apiaca Language Tree:
Theories about Apiaca's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Apiaka Wordlist:
Vocabulary words in the Apiaka language.

Idioma Apiaka:
Information about the Apiaka language in Spanish.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Endangered Languages Project: Apiaka

OLAC: Apiaka:
Bibliographies of Apiaka language materials.
Brazil Native Tribes:
Links about indigenous Brazilian language and culture.
Lingua apiaká

Vocabulário da tribo apiacá

Os Indios Apiaka:
Information about the Apiaka people and their language in Portuguese.

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