Apalaí language

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.

Phonology

Consonants +Consonants of ApalaiKoehn, Edward and Sally Koehn. 1971. Fonologia da Língua Apalai. Estudos Sôbre Línguas E Culturas Indígenas. Brasília: Instituto Lingüístico de Verão. 17-28.BilabialAlveolarPostalveolarPalatalVelarGlottalStopFricativevoicelessvoicedNasalApproximantTap/Flap