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Arapaso Indian Language (Arapaço)

Arapaso was a Tukanoan language of Brazil. There are no longer any native speakers of Arapaso and few records remain, but it appears to have been an agglutinative language similar to the still-spoken Tucano language. Since some Arapaso people speak Tucano today, it's possible Arapaso may have been a Tucano dialect all along and earlier recordings of the language were simply inaccurate. Their tribal name is also spelled Arapaço, Arapasso, or Araspaso; like the Tucano, they are sometimes known as "Koneá."

Arapaso Language Resources

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

Idioma Arapaso:
Information about the Arapaso language in Spanish.

OLAC: Arapaso:
Reference list of Arapaso language materials.

Endangered Languages Project: Arapaso:
Bibliography of Arapaso language resources.

Arapaso Culture and History Links

Arapaso Territory:
Map showing the area of Brazil where the Arapaso people live.

Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: Arapaso:
Culture and history of the Arapasos, Karapanas, and other tribes of the Uaupés River.

Arapaso Basket:
Photographs of Arapaso artifacts from the National Museum of the American Indian.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Povo Arapaso

Indios Arapaso

Os Arapaços:
Information about the Arapaso tribe in Portuguese.

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