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South America · ISO 639-3 apy · Glottocode apal1257

Apalaí

In the sealed source data, Apalaí connects South America, the Cariban family, shifting status, and a likely assignment to Latin.

Language family
Cariban
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
shifting
Macroarea
South America
Source country codes
BR
Reference point
1.498, -54.746

Open research question

Which current, community-led studies show where and in which domains Apalaí is used and transmitted today?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.