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ALSO KNOWN AS		Chiripá, Tsiripá, Txiripá, Nhandeva, Chiripa, Nhandéva
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Tupi-Guaranian, Guarani
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		nhd
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		There is considerable confusion about different Guaranían languages and varieties, several of which are sometimes called "Ñandeva (Nhandeva) as at least one of their alternate names. It is sometimes difficult from reports to determine which are the same with varying names and which are different with the same name. For cases involving overlapping names, Rodrigues and Cabral (2012:498) have among several others in their Guaraní Branch of Tupían: Kaiwá (Kayowá, Kaiowá, Caiová, Caiguá, Pãi, Pãi-Tavyterã) Brazil, Paraguay Nhandéva (Ñandeva, Chiripá) Brazil, Paraguay Chiriguano (Ava, Simba) Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay Tapiete Bolivia (Argentina) Ethnologue has: Kaiwá [kgk] (Caingua, Caiua, Caiwa, Cayua, Kaiova, Kaiowá, Kayova) Ava Guaraní [nhd] (Apytare, Ava, Chiripá, Tsiripá, Txiripá) Pai Tavytera [pta] (Ava, Pai, Tavytera) Ñandeva [tpj] (Guasurango, Guasurangue, Ñanagua, Nandeva, Tapiete, Tirumbae, Yanaigua) For these reasons, the number of speakers given in the different sources for the languages in these lists may not actually refer to the same groups. Ethnologue calls this language Ava Guaraní [nhd] (Apytare, Ava, Chiripá, Tsiripá, Txiripá); it may include varieties or languages others align not with this language but with other Guaranían languages, e.g.Kaiwá.).

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Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
19,308
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
26,872
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Ñandeva (Ava-Guaraní or Chiripá) in Paraguay: 13,000 speakers, 13,000 ethnic population (2008)

Ava-Guaraní (Chiripá, Ava-Chiripá, Chiripá-Guaraní, Avakatu-ete, Ñandeva) in Brazil: 6,308 speakers, 13,872 ethnic population.

DATE OF INFO: 2008 Brazil

PLACES: Argentina

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11,900
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
7,000 in Paraguay (1991). Population total all countries: 11,900. Called ‘Chiripá’ in Paraguay.
2,060 in Paraguay (Crevels 2007), decreasing. Population total all countries: 15,900. Ethnic population: 6,920 (Crevels 2007) (2013).
Ethnologue calls this language Ava Guaraní [nhd] (Apytare, Ava, Chiripá, Tsiripá, Txiripá); it appears to include varieties or languages others align not with this language but to others, e.g. to Kaiwá.

DATE OF INFO: 1991 Paraguay.

PLACES: Paraguay; Brazil; Argentina;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: East Paraguay, Central, Canindeyú, Alto Paraná, Caaguazú, Concepción, and Amambay departments.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: East Paraguay, Central, Canindeyú, Alto Paraná, Caaguazú, Concepción, and Amambay departments.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11,900
Native speakers worldwide

Ethnic population
8,000-10,000

PLACES: Brazil

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana states

3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		10,000		10000-99999		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				-22.0652,-54.7558
	2007	South America	Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages	103-196	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Mily Crevels	Crevels, Mily. 2007. "South America." In Atlas of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 103-196. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	8,000-10,000							Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana states
	2012	Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking	The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide	167-234	Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona	Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin		Crevels, Mily	Crevels, Mily. 2012. "Language Endangerment in South America: The Clock Is Ticking." In The Indigenous Languages of South America: A Comprehensive Guide, edited by Hans Henrich Hock et al.. 167-234. Mouton de Gruyter.		26,872	19,308	2008 Brazil	10000-99999	Ñandeva (Ava-Guaraní or Chiripá) in Paraguay: 13,000 speakers, 13,000 ethnic population (2008) Ava-Guaraní (Chiripá, Ava-Chiripá, Chiripá-Guaraní, Avakatu-ete, Ñandeva) in Brazil: 6,308 speakers, 13,872 ethnic population.	Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Argentina
		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			11,900		10000-99999		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		11,900	1991 Paraguay.	10000-99999	7,000 in Paraguay (1991). Population total all countries: 11,900. Called ‘Chiripá’ in Paraguay. 2,060 in Paraguay (Crevels 2007), decreasing. Population total all countries: 15,900. Ethnic population: 6,920 (Crevels 2007) (2013). Ethnologue calls this language Ava Guaraní [nhd] (Apytare, Ava, Chiripá, Tsiripá, Txiripá); it appears to include varieties or languages others align not with this language but to others, e.g. to Kaiwá.	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	East Paraguay, Central, Canindeyú, Alto Paraná, Caaguazú, Concepción, and Amambay departments.	Paraguay; Brazil; Argentina;	East Paraguay, Central, Canindeyú, Alto Paraná, Caaguazú, Concepción, and Amambay departments.

Ñandeva

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

19,308

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,900

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,900

Discussion

Ñandeva

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

19,308

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,900

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11,900

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