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Arikapu Indian Language (Maxubi)
Language: Arikapu is a Macro-Je language still spoken by only
a few elders in Brazil. It has SOV word order. A related language, Maxubi, was spoken by a neighboring tribe but was
so similar to Arikapu that it was considered a dialect.
Names: The tribal name "Arikapu" is also spelled a few different ways including Arikapú, Aricapú, Aricapu, or Arikapó, and "Maxubi" is sometimes
spelled Mashubi or Maxubí. The names "Jabuti" and "Marico" have sometimes been used by anthropologists to refer collectively to
the Arikapu and some of their neighboring tribes such as the Djxeoromitxi and Makurap.
Languages of Western Central Brazil:
Map showing where in Brazil the Arikapu language is spoken.
Arikapú Phonology:
Linguistic chart of phonemes in the Arikapu language.
Arikapu:
Wikipedia article on the Arikapu language.
Idioma Arikapu:
Information about the Arikapu language in Spanish.
Arikapu Language Tree:
Theories about Arikapu's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Endangered Languages Project: Arikapu:
Bibliography of Arikapu language resources.
The Arikapu tribe:
Culture and history of the Arikapu people.
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Additional Resources, Links, and References
OLAC: Arikapu:
Reference list of Arikapu language materials.
Indians of Brazil:
Information about the indigenous culture of Brazil.
Arikapu Indigenas do Brasil 
Povo Arikapu Os Aricapus:
Information about the Akuntsu people in Portuguese.
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