Kuikúro-Kalapálo
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A language of Brazil
Alternate Names
Apalakiri, Apalaquiri, Calapalu, Cuicuro, Cuicutl, Guicurú, Kalapalo, Kuikuru, Kurkuro
User Population
1,110 (Crevels 2012). 600 Kuikúro and 500 Kalapálo.
Location
Mato Grosso state: Xingú Park; 7 villages along Culuene river.
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Language Status
6b* (Threatened).
Dialects
Mogareb, Matipú, Nahukwá, Kuikúro. Kuikúro and Kalapálo speak the same language, but are separate ethnically.
Typology
14 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).