WYR ISO 639-3
Wayoró
A language of Brazil
- ISO 639
- wyr
- Alternate Names
- Ajurú, Ayurú, Uaiora, Wajaru, Wayurú
- Population
- 8 (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 94 (Crevels 2012).
- Location:
- Rondônia state: Pororoca post, Guapore river.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct).
- Classification
- Tupian, Tuparí
- Typology
- 14 consonants and 20 vowels, contrasting in length and nasality.
- Language Use
- Low ethnolinguistic vitality. Shifted to Portuguese [por].
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Map
Location: Rondônia state: Pororoca post, Guapore river.
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