Apalaí language

Apalaí
Aparaí
Native toBrazil
EthnicityAparai people
Native speakers
650 (2022)
Cariban
  • Apalaí
Language codes
ISO 639-3apy
Glottologapal1257
ELPApalaí
Apalai is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Apalaí is a Cariban language spoken in Brazil. Approximately 450 Aparai people speak Apalaí. It is an agglutinative language which uses a rare object–verb–subject word order.