Akwáwa language
| Akwáwa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Pará |
| Ethnicity | Suruí do Pará, Asuriní, Parakanã |
Native speakers |
700 (1999)[1] to 1,500 (1995–2006)[2] |
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Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Variously: asu – Asuriní mdz – Suruí pak – Parakanã |
| Glottolog |
tupi1284[3] |
Akwáwa is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster spoken in Pará in western Brazil.
Dialects
There are three distinct dialects:[1]
- Asuriní (of Tocantins or Trocará), or Akwawa
- Suruí (of Tocantins or Pará), or Akewara
- Parakanã, Awaeté
Both the name Asuriní and Suruí are used for related peoples and their languages: Suruí of Jiparaná, Suruí of Rondônia, Asuriní of Xingú, etc.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cheryl Jensen, 1999, "Tupí-Guaraní", in Dixon & Aikhenvald, The Amazonian Languages
- ↑ Asuriní at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Suruí at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Parakanã at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Tupi-Guarani Subgroup IV.A". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
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