Suruí | Ethnologue

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: sru
Alternate Names: Suruí de Rondônia, Suruí do Jiparaná, Suruí-Paiter
Autonym: Paiter
Population: 1,010 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,010 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Rondônia and Mato Grosso states: border area, 10 villages and scattered.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Tupian, Mondé
Typology: SOV; 19 consonants and 10 vowels (5 oral, 5 nasal).
Language Use: Weaker vitality. Used by all. Most also use Portuguese [por].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible portions: 1991–2002.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Suruí
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Rondônia and Mato Grosso states: border area, 10 villages and scattered.