Araweté
[aka Bïde, Asuriní, Asuriní do Xingú]Classification: Tupian
·endangered
- DATE OF INFO
- 2006
- PLACES
- Brazil
Language metadata
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Bïde, Asuriní, Asuriní do Xingú, Asuriní do Coatinema, Awaeté |
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Tupian, Tupi-Guaranian, Xingu |
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ISO 639-3 |
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awt |
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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
Information from: “Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking” (167-234) . Crevels, Mily (2012) , Lyle Campbell and Veronica Grondona · Mouton de Gruyter
Information from: “Descrição gramatical da língua araweté” . Bararuá Solano, Eliete de Jesus (2009)
- PLACES
- Brazil
- ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Spoken by about 380 persons in 3 villages, Ipixuna, Pakajã, Juafi, on the left bank of the Ipixuna River (lower Xingu) in the Terra Indígena Ipixuna, muniipio of Altamira, Pará state.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
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Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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290
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(2003 ISA).
280 (Moore 2006). Nearly all are monolingual (1986). Ethnic population: 300 (2003 ISA) (2013).
- PLACES
- Brazil;
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Para State, near Xingu River, near Altamira, at least one sizeable village.
- ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Para State, near Xingu River, near Altamira, at least one sizeable village.
Information from: “South America” (103-196) . Mily Crevels (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
- DATE OF INFO
- 2000
- MORE ON VITALITY
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Arawete adults are monolingual speakers but Arawete under 30 speak and understand some Portuguese.
- PLACES
- Brazil, southern Para State
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Terra Indigena Arawete-Igarape, one village on the banks of the Igarape Ipixuna River, a right bank tributary of the Middle Xingu River