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ALSO KNOWN AS		Kaiwá, Caiwa, Caingua, Kaingwá, Cayua, Caiua, Kayova, Kaiowa, Kaiova, Chiripá, Nhandeva, Txiripá, Tsiripá, Ñandeva, Apytare, Kaiwá/Kayová, Kayowá, Kaiowá, Caiová, Caiguá, Pãi, Pãi-Tavyterã
CLASSIFICATION		Tupian, Tupi-Guaranian, Guaranian
ORTHOGRAPHY		Latin
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		kgk, pta
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Kaiwá Tembekuá Teüi Pai Tavytera
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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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) Ethnologue distinguishes Kaiwá [kgk] and Pai Tavytera [pta], which here are treated as variants of the same language.

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Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)” . Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig · Dallas, Texas: SIL International

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
18,510
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
26,030

DATE OF INFO: 2003 (speaker numbers), 2007 (ethnic population)

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Scripts (Writing system): Latin

PLACES: Brazil; Argentina;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: For Kaiwá [kgk]: Mato Grosso do Sul, from the Apa, Dourados, and Ivinhema rivers in the north to the Mbarakaju mountains and tributaries of the Jejui River in the south.
For Pai Tavytera [pta]: Amambay, Concepción, Canindeyú, and San Pedro departments.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

For Kaiwá [kgk]: Mato Grosso do Sul, from the Apa, Dourados, and Ivinhema rivers in the north to the Mbarakaju mountains and tributaries of the Jejui River in the south.
For Pai Tavytera [pta]: Amambay, Concepción, Canindeyú, and San Pedro departments.

Vulnerable

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

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,512
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~600
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~8,025

DATE OF INFO: 1992

PLACES: Paraguay and Brazil

	17th	2013	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)			Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig	Dallas, Texas: SIL International		http://www.ethnologue.com Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		26,030	18,510	2003 (speaker numbers), 2007 (ethnic population)	10000-99999	Paraguayan Guarani	Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	For Kaiwá [kgk]: Mato Grosso do Sul, from the Apa, Dourados, and Ivinhema rivers in the north to the Mbarakaju mountains and tributaries of the Jejui River in the south. For Pai Tavytera [pta]: Amambay, Concepción, Canindeyú, and San Pedro departments.	Brazil; Argentina;	For Kaiwá [kgk]: Mato Grosso do Sul, from the Apa, Dourados, and Ivinhema rivers in the north to the Mbarakaju mountains and tributaries of the Jejui River in the south. For Pai Tavytera [pta]: Amambay, Concepción, Canindeyú, and San Pedro departments.
	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		20,000		10000-99999		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				-21.5812,-55.0759
		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	~8,025	~600	1992	100-999		Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Paraguay and Brazil
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.											-23.0,-55.0
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			15,512		10000-99999		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Kaiwá

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Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

18,510

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,512

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~600

Discussion

Kaiwá

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

18,510

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,512

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~600

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