Guajá language

Tupi–Guarani language spoken in Brazil

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Guajá, or Awá (also Ayaya, Guaxare, Wazaizara), is a geographically isolated Tupi–Guarani language spoken in Brazil. The extinct 'Anambé' recorded by Ehrenreich may have been a distinct language.[2]

Guajá
Awá
Native toBrazil
RegionMaranhão
EthnicityAwá-Guajá
Native speakers
335 (2023)[1]
Tupian
Language codes
ISO 639-3gvj
Glottologguaj1256

References

  1. ^ Guajá at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Campbell, Lyle (2012). "Classification of the indigenous languages of South America". In Grondona, Verónica; Campbell, Lyle (eds.). The Indigenous Languages of South America. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 2. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 59–166. ISBN 9783110255133.