Apiaká

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Apiacá, Apiake

No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speaker, Pedrinho Kamassuri, died in 2011. Ethnic population: 1,000 (Tempesta 2009).

Mato Grosso state: upper Rio Tapajos, Slo Manoel confluence; a few in Pará state.

9 (Dormant).

12 consonants and 10 vowels, including 4 nasal vowels.

Shifted to Portuguese [por]. Many also use Kayabí [kyz], due to mixed marriages. Many also use Mundurukú [myu], due to mixed marriages.