Tapirapé language

Tapirapé
apyãwa, Tapirapé
Native toBrazil
RegionMato Grosso
EthnicityTapirapé
Native speakers
950 (2020)
Language codes
ISO 639-3taf
Glottologtapi1254
ELPTapirapé

Tapirapé (also known as Apyãwa and Tapi'irape) is a Tupí-Guaraní language of Brazil spoken near the Araguaia River, in the border of the states of Mato Grosso and Tocantins. As of 2020, the language has around 917 speakers, who belong to the Tapirapé ethnic group.