Akwáwa language
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Akwáwa | |
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Native to | Brazil |
Region | Pará |
Ethnicity | Suruí do Pará, Asuriní, Parakanã |
Native speakers
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unknown (700 (1999)[1] to 1,500 cited 1995–2006)[2] |
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) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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