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] | 
| Tupian
 
 | |
| 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 2 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)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Tupi-Guarani Subgroup IV.A". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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