Guajá

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: gvj
Alternate Names: Avá, Awá, Awá Guajá, Ayaya, Guaxare, Wazaizara
Population: 280 (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 280 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Maranhão state: Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu and Terra Indígena Caru, four settlements; Pará state.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Wayampí, Amanayé
Dialects: None known. Related to Guajajára [gub].
Typology: 12 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).
Language Use: Vigorous. A few also use Portuguese [por], but with low proficiency.
Language Development: Grammar.

Location: Maranhão state: Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu and Terra Indígena Caru, four settlements; Pará state.