Endangered Languages Project - Guajá

Guajá

^{[aka Awá, Avá, Awá Guajá, Ayaya, Guaxare, Wazaizara]}

Classification: Tupian

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Awá, Avá, Awá Guajá, Ayaya, Guaxare, Wazaizara
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Tupi-Guaranian, Northern Tupi-Guaranian
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		gvj
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~264
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~264

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: There are a few uncontacted Guaja groups which amount to about 30 people.

PLACES: Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Brazil, Maranhão State, Terra Indıgena Alto Turiacu and Terra Indıgena Caru, four settlements.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
283
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
370
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
280
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
370

DATE OF INFO: 2006 (speakers); 1995 (population)

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Low proficiency in Portuguese"

PLACES: Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Maranhlo State, Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu and Terra Indígena Caru, four settlements; also in Para State."

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing