| Arapaso | |
|---|---|
| Kõ'neá | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Amazonas (Brazilian state) |
| Ethnicity | 448 Arapásu (2014)[1] |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Tucanoan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | arj |
| Glottolog | arap1275 |
| ELP | Arapaso |
 Arapáso is classified as Extinct by theUNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Arapaso (Arapaso:Kõ'neá, Arapafo)[2] is an extinct, poorly attesed easternTucanoan language ofBrazil, closely related toMiriti.[3]
Arapaso was spoken in the northwesternAmazonas State in the UpperRío Negro region. Speakers are found in theVale de Uaupés, within theAlto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory and the Terra Indígena Médio Rio Negro II.[4]
Arapaso is considered to be a nearly extinct dialect of theTukano language (the ethnic population was reported as 328 in 2001). All members of the ethnic group were bilingual in Tukano, and the community was undergoing alanguage shift to it. Younger generations have also received schooling inPortuguese.[4]
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