Awetí

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: awe
Alternate Names: Arauine, Arauite, Auetí, Auetó, Auití, Autl, Awetö
Population: 170 (2011 S. Drude).
Location:: Mato Grosso state: Xingú park, Rio Culiseu, Aweti, and Sauva villages; upper Xingú river.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Tupian
Typology: 15 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).
Language Use: Vigorous. Some young people, all adults. A few also use Portuguese [por], mostly men (Crevels 2007). Also use Kamayurá [kay].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Awetí
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Mato Grosso state: Xingú park, Rio Culiseu, Aweti, and Sauva villages; upper Xingú river.