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Apinaye Indian Language (Apinayé, Apinaje)
Language: Apinaye is a Gê language of Brazil, where it is
spoken by around 1000 people. It has SOV word order.
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Names: The origin of the tribal name "Apinaye" is unknown-- "ye" is an ending meaning "people" or "community," but
"Apina" does not have any known meaning in their language or that of their neighbors. It may have been a place name or the name
of a tribal leader. The people have been calling themselves Apinaye for a long enough time that its origins have been forgotten,
but when speaking their own language they are more likely to call themselves Panhĩ, which is their word for indigenous
people in general. Alternate spellings of these tribal names include Apinayé, Apinajé, Pinajé, Apinaje, Apinage, Apinagé, Apinaie,
Apinaié, Pinaye, Pinagé, Pinaré, and Oupinagee. The Apinaye people are also sometimes known as "Western Timbira," due to their
cultural and linguistic similarity to the Timbira tribes.
They have also been known by the Timbira name Ahôtiyê (sometimes recorded as Hoti, Ahotije, Otogé, Aogé, Afotigé, etc,) which
means "corner people" and refers to a river junction.
Apinaye Language
Apinaye language samples and resources.
Apinaye Culture and History
Information and links about the Apinaye tribe past and present.
Our Online Apinaye Materials
Apinaye Vocabulary:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Apinaye language, with comparison to words in other Macro-Ge languages.
Apinaye Animal Words:
Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Apinaye language.
Apinaye Dictionaries and Language Books for Sale
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Aspectos da Lingua Apinayé:
Portuguese book about the Apinaye language.
Languages of the Amazon
In-depth book about Apinaje and dozens of other Amazonian Indian languages.
Apinaye Language Resources
Tribes of Central Brazil:
Map showing where in the Amazon the Apinaye language is spoken.
The Language of the Apinajé People of Central Brazil 
Apinayé Grammar:
Linguistics papers on the Apinaye language.
Apinaye Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Apinaye language.
Language Museum: Apinaye Apinayé Prayer: The Bible in Apinaye:
Translation of Bible passages into Apinaye.
Apinaye Papers:
Archive of language materials on Apinaye, in English and Portuguese.
La Lengua Apinayé:
Apinaye language information including a linguistic map of Brazil. Page in Spanish.
House of Languages: Apinayé
Information about Apinayé language usage.
Wikipedia: Apinayé:
Encyclopedia entry on the Apinaye language.
Apinayé Language Tree:
Theories about Apinaye's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Apinaye Language Structures:
Apinaye linguistic profile and academic bibliography.
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Links, References, and Additional Information
Endangered Languages Project: Apinaye:
Bibliography of Apinaye language resources.
OLAC: Apinaye:
Reference list of Apinaye language materials.
Vocabulario Apinagé Povo Apinajé Os Apinajés:
Information about the Apinayes and their language in Portuguese.
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