Akwáwa language
Tupi–Guarani dialect group of Brazil
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Akwáwa is a Tupi–Guarani dialect cluster spoken in Pará in western Brazil.
| Akwáwa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Pará |
| Ethnicity | Suruí do Pará, Asuriní, Parakanã |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2012)[1] |
Tupian
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| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:asu – Asurinímdz – Suruípak – Parakanã |
| Glottolog | tupi1284 |
 Akwáwa is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Dialects
There are three distinct dialects:[2]
- Asuriní (of Tocantins or Trocará), or Akwawa
- Suruí (of Tocantins or Pará), or Akewara
- Parakanã, Awaeté
Both the name Asuriní and Suruí are used for related peoples and their languages: Suruí of Jiparaná, Suruí of Rondônia, Asuriní of Xingú, etc.
Phonology
The following is the Asuriní dialect:[3]
Vowels
- Vowel length is also distinctive.
- Vowel sounds are realized as nasalized when preceding nasal consonants.
