Palikúr language

Palikúr
Karipuna
Pa'ikwené, Pa'ikwaki
Native toBrazil, French Guiana
EthnicityPalikur
Native speakers
(1,500 cited 2000–2010)
Arawakan
  • Northern
    • Palikuran
      • Palikúr
Language codes
ISO 639-3plu
Glottologpali1279
ELPPalikur

Palikúr (Brazilian Portuguese: Palicur, French: Palikur) is an Arawakan language of Brazil and French Guiana. Knowledge of French and Portuguese is common among the Palikur, and French Guianese Creole is used as the common language among the tribes in the area and with the local population. Palikúr is considered endangered in French Guiana and vulnerable in Brazil.