Alternate Names: Apinagé, Apinajé
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,260 (2003 FUNASA). Ethnic population: 1,530 (2006 FUNASA).
Language Use: Most men speak Portuguese [por] fluently. All women understand Portuguese even if they don’t speak it (Crevels 2007).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1999–2010.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Brazil