Akwáwa | |
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Native to | Brazil |
Region | Pará |
Ethnicity | Suruí do Pará, Asuriní, Parakanã |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2012)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:asu – Asurinímdz – Suruípak – Parakanã |
Glottolog | tupi1284 |
Akwáwa is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster spoken in Pará in western Brazil.
There are three distinct dialects:[2]
Both the name Asuriní and Suruí are used for related peoples and their languages: Suruí of Jiparaná, Suruí of Rondônia, Asuriní of Xingú, etc.
The following is the Parakanã dialect:[3]
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | ɨ | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | a |
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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plain | lab. | |||||
Plosive | p | t | tʃ | k | kʷ | ʔ |
Fricative | β | h | ||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Tap | ɾ |
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