Also Known As:
Ipuriná, Kangite, Apurinã, Ipurina, Apurinã, Ipurinãn, Popengare, Cangaiti, Cacharary
Dialects & Varieties
Negation in Apurinã (Arawak)
Facundes, Sidi. 2014. "Negation in Apurinã (Arawak)." Negation in Arawak Languages, ed. by Lev Michael and Tania Granadillo, 121-145. Brill.
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~400
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Speakers
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
~3000
Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
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Government Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Apurinã belongs to the Arawak family, with a few hundreds of speakers scattered along the tributarie
Interview with an Apurinã Cacique, talking about the importance of preserving the Amazon; his cultu
Video made by a high school teacher and her students in Brasil.