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Immigrant languages:
Catalan, Dutch, Japanese (380,000), Kabuverdianu (4,000), Korean (37,000), North Levantine Spoken Arabic, Spanish (491,000), Turoyo, Vlax Romani
Indigenous and regional languages:
Acroá
[acs] Bahia state. Population: No known L1 speakers. Probably extinct by the 20th century. Status: 10 (Extinct). Alternate Names: Coroá. Classification: Jean, Central.
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Agavotaguerra
[avo] Mato Grosso state. Population: No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker survived into the first decades of the 2000s (2016 SIL). Status: 10 (Extinct). Alternate Names: Agavotocueng, Agavotokueng, Agavotoqueng. Dialects: None known. Related to Waurá [wau] and Yawalapiti [yaw]. Classification: Unclassified.
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Aikanã
[tba] Rondônia, west of Vilhena, near Cuiabá-Porto Velho highway. Population: 150 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 200 (Crevels 2012). Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Aikaná, Corumbiara, Huari, Kasupá, Kolumbiara, Mondé, Tubarão, Uari, Wari. Dialects: Masaká (Massaca), Tubanao. Classification: Language isolate.
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Akuntsu
[aqz] Rondônia State, Columbiara municipality. Population: 5 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 5 (Crevels 2012). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Alternate Names: Akunsu, Akunt’su, Akuntsun, Akuntsú. Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Tupari [tpr]. Classification: Tupian, Tuparí.
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Amahuaca
[amc] Acre state: Peru border area. Population: 220 in Brazil (1995). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Alternate Names: Amawaca, Amawáka, Amenguaca, Sayacu, Yora. Dialects: Inuvaken, Viwivakeu. Classification: Panoan, Mainline, Tri-State, Amawaka.
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Amanayé
[ama] Pará state: Domingos do Capim municipality; Capim river. Population: No known L1 speakers. Last known speakers survived into the first decade of the 2000s (2007 SIL). Ethnic population: 190 (2001 ISA). Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Amanage, Amanaié, Amanajé, Amanajó, Amanyé, Ararandeuara, Manajó, Mananyé, Manaxó, Manayé, Manaze, Manazewá, Manazo, Turiwa. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Wayampí, Amanayé.
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Amundava
[adw] Rondônia, Acre, near Jiparaná river. Population: 83 (2003 ISA). Crevels 2007 groups the Amundava together with the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau [urz] for a total population of 170 (2003). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Amondawa, Amundawa. Dialects: None known. The Amundava, Kayabi [kyz], Tenharim [pah], Júma [jua], and Karipuna [kuq] all call themselves Kagwahiva (Kagwahibm, Kagwahiv, Kawahip, Kavahiva, Kawaib, Kagwahiph). These varieties along with Uru-eu-wau-wau [urz] are all reportedly linguistically very similar. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Kawahib, Parintintin.
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Anambé
[aan] Pará state; Cairari river (Moju river tributary). Population: 6 (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 130 (2000 ISA). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Asuriní do Tocantins [asu]. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Wayampí, Amanayé.
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Apalaí
[apy] Pará state: Paru Leste river; some on Jarí and Citare rivers, 20 villages; a few in Amapá state. Population: 450 (1993 SIL). 100 monolinguals. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Apalay, Aparaí, Arakwayu. Classification: Cariban, Central.
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Apiaká
[api] Mato Grosso state: upper Rio Tapajos, Slo Manoel confluence; a few in Pará state. Population: No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speaker, Pedrinho Kamassuri, died in 2011. Ethnic population: 1,000 (Tempesta 2009). Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Apiacá, Apiake. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Kawahib.
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Apinayé
[apn] Tocantins and Maranhão states, near Tocantinopolis; 6 villages. Population: 1,500 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,530 (2006 FUNASA). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Afotigé, Aogé, Apinagé, Apinaié, Apinajé, Otogé, Oupinagee, Pinagé, Pinaré, Timbira Ocidentais, Uhitische, Utinsche, Western Timbira. Autonym: Apinayé. Classification: Jean, Northern.
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Apurinã
[apu] Amazonas state: Purus river, from Rio Branco to Manaus; Mato Grosso state. Population: 2,000 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 6,990 (2010 FUNASA). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Ipurinã, Ipurinãn, Kangite, Popengare. Classification: Maipurean, Southern, Southern Outlier, Piro.
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Arapaso
[arj] Amazonas state: São Gabriel, Iauarete. Population: No known L1 speakers. The last speaker died by the 1960s; ethnic Arapaso had shifted to Tucano (Loukotka 1968). Ethnic population: 570 (Crevels 2012). Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Arapaço, Araspaso, Koneá. Dialects: Reportedly a dialect of Tucano [tuo]. Classification: Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan.
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Arára, Mato Grosso
[axg] Mato Grosso State. Population: No known L1 speakers. 7 speakers remained in 1986 (Rodrigues 1986). Ethnic population: 210 (Crevels 2012). Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Arara, Arara do Aripuanã, Arara do Beiradão, Arara do Rio Branco, Koaia, Koaiá, Koayá. Classification: Unclassified.
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Arára, Pará
[aap] Pará: Laranjal and Cachoeira Seca. Population: 340 (2010 I. Souza). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Arára Bravos. Autonym: Ukarãngmã. Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar extant languages are Ikpeng [txi] and Bakairí [bkq]. Classification: Cariban, South Amazonian, Arara.
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Ararandewára
[xaj] Pará state. Population: No known L1 speakers. Probably became extinct in the latter half of the 20th century. Status: 10 (Extinct). Alternate Names: Ararandeuras, Ararandeuára, Manajé. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Wayampí, Amanayé.
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Araweté
[awt] Pará state: near Altamira; near Xingu river. Population: 340 (Crevels 2012). Nearly all are monolingual (1986). Ethnic population: 340 (Crevels 2012). Status: 6a (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Araueté, Arawine, Bïde. Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Asuriní do Tocantins [asu], Parakanã [pak], and Tapirapé [taf]. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní.
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Arikapú
[ark] Rondônia state; Rio Branco headwaters, Guaporé tributary. Population: No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker likely survived into the 2010s. Ethnic population: 30 (Crevels 2012). Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Aricapú, Mashubi, Maxubí. Classification: Jabutian.
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Arikem
[ait] Rondônia state. Population: No known L1 speakers. Survived into the 1930s. Status: 10 (Extinct). Alternate Names: Ahopovo, Ahôpovo, Ariken, Arikém, Ariqueme, Ariquemes, Ariquême, Uitáte. Classification: Tupian, Arikem.
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Aruá
[arx] Rondônia state: Rio Branco post; Branco and Guaporé rivers. Population: 12 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 36 (Crevels 2012). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Arouá, Arouén. Dialects: Aruashí (Aruachi). Classification: Tupian, Mondé, Aruá.
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Arutani
[atx] Roraima. Population: No known L1 speakers in Brazil. Last known speaker probably survived into the 2010s. Total users in all countries: none known. Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Anake, Aoaqui, Auakê, Auaqué, Awaikê, Awake, Oewaku, Orotani, Uruak, Urutaní. Classification: Language isolate.
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Ashéninka, Ucayali-Yurúa
[cpb] Acre state: border area with Peru, Juruá river between Amônia, Arara, and Breu tributaries; Tarauacá river, Envira tributary. Population: 810 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 870 (2004 CPIAC). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Campa, Kampa. Classification: Maipurean, Southern, Campa, Ashéninga.
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Asurini of Xingú
[asn] Pará state: Xingu River, Kwatinemu village. Population: 120 (Pereira 2009), increasing. Any monolingual speakers are above 40 years of age (Pereira 2009). Ethnic population: 120 (Pereira 2009). Status: 6a (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Assurinikin, Assuriní, Asurini do Xingú, Asuriní de Koatinema, Awaeté, Awaté, Kuben-Kamrektí. Dialects: None known. Different from Tocantins Asurini (Akwaya) [asu], and Arawete [awt]. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Kayabí.
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Asurini, Tocantins
[asu] Pará state: Trocará near Tucurui; Tocantins river. Population: 380 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 380 (Crevels 2012). Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: Akwawa, Akwawa-Asuriní, Akwaya, Assuriní, Asuriní do Tocantins, Asuriní do Trocará, “Akuáwa” (pej.). Autonym: Asuriní. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Tenetehara, Akwawa.
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Atorada
[aox] Roraima. Population: Few in Brazil (2000). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Ator’ti, Atorad, Atorai, Dauri. Classification: Maipurean, Northern, Maritime, Wapixana.
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Aurá
[aux] Pará state. Population: No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker survived into the first decade of the 2000s (2004 SIL). Status: 10 (Extinct). Alternate Names: Auré. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Wayampí.
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Avá-Canoeiro
[avv] Goiás state: Terra Indigena Ava-Canoeiro; Tocantins state: Bananal island, upper Tocantins river valley. Population: 14 (Moore 2006). 14 monolinguals. All speakers are monolingual. Ethnic population: 46 (2009 ISA). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Alternate Names: Abá, Avá, Awana, Canoa, Canoe, Canoeiro, Canoeiros, Cara Preta, Carijó, Indios Negros. Dialects: The groups in Tocantins and Goias speak different dialects, and have lived apart for over 100 years. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Tenetehara.
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Awetí
[awe] Mato Grosso state: Xingú park, Rio Culiseu, Aweti, and Sauva villages; upper Xingú river. Population: 170 (2011 S. Drude). Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Arauine, Arauite, Auetí, Auetó, Auití, Autl, Awetö. Classification: Tupian.
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Bakairí
[bkq] Mato Grosso state: about 9 villages. Population: 950 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 950 (1999 ISA). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Bacairí. Autonym: Kurâ. Classification: Cariban, South Amazonian, Bakairí.
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Baniwa
[bwi] Amazonas state: Middle Içana river. Population: 5,810 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Baniba, Baniua do Içana, Baniva, Dakenei, Issana, Kohoroxitari, Maniba, Wakuenai, Walimanai. Dialects: Carutana. Classification: Maipurean, Northern, Upper Amazon, Eastern Nawiki, Karu.
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Baré
[bae] Amazonas state: Xié river area. Population: 2 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 2,790 (Moore 2006). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Alternate Names: Balé. Classification: Maipurean, Northern, Upper Amazon, Central Upper Amazon, Baré.
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Borôro
[bor] Mato Grosso state: Meruri, Sangradouro, Perigera. Population: 1,390 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,390 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 1,392. Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Boe, Eastern Bororo. Autonym: Boe Wadáru. Classification: Bororoan.
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Brazilian Sign Language
[bzs] Scattered. Population: 200,000 (2010). Estimated 200,000–1,000,000 Deaf sign language users, based on 0.1-0.5% of the general population reported in the 2010 census. Ethnic population: 9,700,000 (2010). Ethnic population represents people with significant hearing loss (2010 census). Status: 5 (Developing). Statutory language of national identity (2005, Parliamentary decree No. 5626). Alternate Names: LIBRAS, LSB, Língua Brasileira de Sinais, Língua de Sinais Brasileira, Língua de Sinais dos Centros Urbanos Brasileiros, SPSL, São Paulo Sign Language. Classification: Sign language.
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Cafundo Creole
[ccd] Rio de Janeiro state: Cafundo, 240 km from São Paulo. Population: 40 (1978 M. Gnerre). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Classification: Creole, Portuguese based.
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Caló
[rmq] Widespread, primarily northeast and north central Brazil. Population: 400,000 in Brazil (2014 S. Anonby). Ethnic population: 800,000 (2011 R7 Noticias). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Chibi, Gitano, Iberian Romani. Dialects: Brazilian Calão. Classification: Mixed language, Iberian-Romani.
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Canela
[ram] Maranhão state. Population: 2,500 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 2,500 (2006 FUNASA). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Kanela. Autonym: Canela. Dialects: Apâniekra (Apânhecra, Apânjekra, Apânyekra, Canela Apanyekrá, Kanela Apanyekra), Ramkokamekra (Canela Ramkokamekrá, Kanela-Ramkokamekrá). Classification: Jean, Northern, Timbira.
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Cashinahua
[cbs] Acre and Amazonas states. Population: 400 in Brazil (2003). Ethnic population: 1,400 (2000 ISA). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Cashinahuá, Caxinauá, Caxinawá, Hantxa Kuin, Huni Kui, Huni Kuin, Juni Kuin, Kaxinauá, Kaxinawá, Kaxynawa. Classification: Panoan, Mainline, Tri-State.
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Chiquitano
[cax] Mato Grosso, border area with Bolivia, municipalities of Vila Bela, Cáceres and Porto Espiridião. Population: 50 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 740 (Crevels 2012). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Anenho, Linguará. Classification: Language isolate.
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Chiripá
[nhd] Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo states; scattered. Population: 4,900 in Brazil (1995 AMTB). Ethnic population: 8,000 (2003 ISA). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Apytare, Ava Guaraní, Guaraní, Nandeva, Nhandeva, Tsiripá, Txiripá, Ñandeva. Dialects: Apapocuva. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Guaraní, Guaraní.
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Cinta Larga
[cin] Mato Grosso state: Terra Indigena Aripuanã; Rondônia state: Terra Indigena Roosevelt, Parque Indigena Aripuanã. Population: 650 (Crevels 2012). Nearly all are monolingual. Ethnic population: 650 (Crevels 2012). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Classification: Tupian, Mondé, Aruá.
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Cocama-Cocamilla
[cod] Amazonas state: Rio Solimões region, Terra Indígena Acapuri de Cima, Terra Indígena Espírito Santo, Terra Indígena Evaré I, Terra Indígena Kokama. Population: Ethnic population: 620 (Moore 2006). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Alternate Names: Cocama, Kocama, Kokama. Dialects: Cocama, Cocamilla (Kokamilla, Pambadeque), Xibitaona. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Tupí, Cocama.
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Cubeo
[cub] Amazonas state: near São Gabriel. Population: 150 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 380 (Crevels 2012). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Cobewa, Cubeu, Cuveo, Hehenawa, Kobeua, Kobewa, Kobéwa, Kubeo, Kubewa, Kubwa, Pamiwa, Pamié. Classification: Tucanoan, Central Tucanoan.
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Curripaco
[kpc] Amazonas state: Içana. Population: 1,330 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: Coripaco, Cumata, Curipaco, Ipeca, Ipeka-Tapuia, Koripako, Korispaso, Kuripako, Pacu, Paku-Tapuya, Palioariene, Pato Tapuia, Pato-Tapuya, Payualiene, Payuliene. Dialects: Ipeka-Tapuia, Korripako (Karupaka), Unhun (Cadauapuritana, Enhen), Waliperi (Veliperi). Classification: Maipurean, Northern, Upper Amazon, Eastern Nawiki, Karu.
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Dâw
[kwa] Amazonas state: across the river from São Gabriel de Cochoeira, below confluence of Vaupés and Negro rivers. Population: 120 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 120 (Crevels 2012). Status: 6a (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Dow, “Kamu Maku” (pej.), “Kamán” (pej.), “Kamã” (pej.), “Kamã Makú” (pej.). Classification: Puinavean.
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Dení
[dny] Amazonas state: Terra Indigena Camadeni and Terra Indigena Deni, between Purus and Juruá rivers, Upper Cunhua and Xiruã rivers. Population: 740 (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 880 (2006 FUNASA). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Dani. Autonym: Madiha. Dialects: Inauini. Reportedly similar to Kulina [cul]. Classification: Arauan.
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Desano
[des] Amazonas state: Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro, sixty communities on Tiquié river and tributaries; border with Colombia. Population: 700 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 2,200 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 3,160. Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Boleka, Desana-Siriana, Dessano, Desâna, Kusibi, Oregu, Uina, Umúkomasá, Wina, Wirã. Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 90% with Siriano [sri]. Classification: Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan, Desano-Siriano.
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Enawené-Nawé
[unk] Mato Grosso state. Population: 450 (Crevels 2012). Most are still monolingual (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 450 (2006 FUNASA). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Eneuene-Mare, Salumã. Dialects: None known. Related to Parecís [pab]. Classification: Maipurean, Unclassified.
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Galibi
[car] Amapá state: Terra Indigena Galibi, São José dos Galibi village on Oiapoque river right bank, south of Saint Georges, between Morcego and Taparabu streams. Population: 28 in Brazil (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 66 (Crevels 2012). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Carib, Caribe, Cariña, Kalihna, Kalinya, Kari’na auran, Kari’ña, Maraworno, Marworno. Dialects: Tyrewuju (Eastern Carib). Classification: Cariban.
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Gavião do Jiparaná
[gvo] Rondônia state: Terra Indigena Igarape Lourdes. Population: 1,120 (Crevels 2012). 520 Gavião and 600 Zoró speakers (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,120 (Crevels 2012). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Digüt, Gavião do Rondônia, Ikolen, Ikõleey, Ikõlej, Ikõro. Dialects: Gavião, Zoró (Cabeça Seca, Pageyn, Panginey). Partially intelligible with Suruí [sru]. Classification: Tupian, Mondé, Aruá.
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Gavião, Pará
[gvp] Pará state: Kaikoture near Maraba; possibly in original locations in Maranhão state. Population: 970 (Crevels 2012). 480 Gavião Perkatêjê and 490 Pukobjê (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 970 (2006 ISA). 480 Parakatêjê and 470 Pukobjê (Crevels 2012). Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: Gavião Perkatêjê, Gavião do Mãe Maria, Gavião do Pará, Parakatêjê, Perkatêjê, Pukobjê. Dialects: None known. Related to Krinkati-Timbira [xri], Canela [ram], and Krahô [xra]. Classification: Jean, Northern, Timbira.
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German, Standard
[deu] Scattered, in Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo. Population: 1,500,000 in Brazil. Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Alemão, Deutsch. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
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Guajá
[gvj] Maranhão state: Terra Indígena Alto Turiaçu and Terra Indígena Caru, four settlements; Pará state. Population: 280 (Moore 2006). Ethnic population: 280 (Crevels 2012). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Avá, Awá, Awá Guajá, Ayaya, Guaxare, Wazaizara. Dialects: None known. Related to Guajajára [gub]. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Wayampí, Amanayé.
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Guajajára
[gub] Maranhão state: Pindaré, Grajaú, Mearim, and Zutiua rivers. 81 villages. Population: 14,000 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 19,500 (2006 FUNASA). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Guazazzara, Tenetehar, Tenetehára. Autonym: Zeʼegete. Dialects: Pindare, Zutiua, Mearim. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Tenetehara, Tenetehara.
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Guana
[gqn] Mato Grosso do Sul state: near the Terêna. Population: No known L1 speakers. Last speakers survived into the 2000s. Ethnic population: 250 (2005 ISA). Status: 9 (Dormant). Alternate Names: Chana, Chuala, East Paraná, Equinao, Equiniquinao, Guaná, Kinihinao, Kinikinao, Kinikinau. Dialects: None known. Related to Terêna [ter] and Irantxe [irn]. Classification: Maipurean, Southern, Southern Outlier, Terena.
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Guanano
[gvc] Amazonas state: Terra Indígena Alto Rio Negro; on Colombia border. Population: 650 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 740 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 950. Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Anana, Kotiria, Kótedia, Kótirya, Uanana, Uanano, Wanana-Pirá, Wanano, Wanâna. Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Piratapuyo [pir], but the two groups do not intermarry. Classification: Tucanoan, Eastern Tucanoan.
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Guaraní, Mbyá
[gun] Paraná, São Paulo, Espírito Santo, Pará, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina states; possibly also Minas Gerais state. 35 villages. Population: 6,000 in Brazil (2008 CTI). Most children, women and elders are monolingual (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 6,000 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 19,960. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Bugre, Mbiá, Mbua, Mbyá. Autonym: Mbya. Dialects: Tambéopé, Baticola. Lexical similarity: 75% with Paraguayan Guaraní [gug]. A member of macrolanguage Guarani [grn]. Classification: Tupian, Tupí-Guaraní, Guaraní, Guaraní.
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Guarequena
[gae] Amazonas state: Rio Chié (Xié) and Içana; near Venezuelan border. Population: 20 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 810 (Crevels 2012). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Alternate Names: Arequena, Uarequena, Uerequema, Urequema, Warekéna, Werekena, Werikena. Classification: Maipurean, Northern, Upper Amazon, Western Nawiki, Warekena.
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Guató
[gta] Mato Grosso do Sul state: Paraguai river banks and up São Lourenço river, along Bolivian border. Population: 5 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 370 (2006 FUNASA). Status: 8b (Nearly extinct). Classification: Language isolate.
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Himarimã
[hir] Amazonas state: Tapauá valley, near the Jamamadi and Jarawara. Population: 40 Status: 6a (Vigorous). Classification: Unclassified.
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Hixkaryána
[hix] Pará and Amazonas states: upper Nhamunda river to Mapuera and Jatapu rivers. Population: 600 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 630 (Crevels 2012). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Chawiyana, Faruaru, Hichkaryana, Hishkariana, Hishkaryana, Hixkariana, Hyxkaryana, Kumiyana, Parucutu, Parukoto-Charuma, Sherewyana, Sokaka, Wabui, Xereu, Xerewyana. Dialects: Reportedly similar to Waiwai [waw]. No dialectal variation. Some Hixkaryana who live among the Waiwai are called Sherewyana. Classification: Cariban, Waiwai.
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Hunsrik
[hrx] Widespread. Many in Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and Santa Catarina states. Population: 3,000,000 in Brazil. Ethnic population: 5,000,000. Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: Hunsriker, Hunsrück, Katharinensisch, Rio Grand Hunsriker. Dialects: Originally derived from Hunsrücker (Westpfälzisch) German speech variety; influenced by Portuguese [por]. Several dialects, probably due to being language of intercommunication for many other Germanic language speakers such as Swabian [swg], Bavarian [bar] and others as well as immigrants from Switzerland and Austria. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German.
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Hupdë
[jup] Amazonas state: Rio Auari. Population: 1,500 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,500 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 1,740. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Hup, Hupda, Hupdé, Jupde, Ubdé, “Hupdá Makú” (pej.), “Jupdá Macú” (pej.), “Macú de Tucano” (pej.), “Makú-Hupdá” (pej.). Autonym: Hupdah. Dialects: Hupdë, Tuhup, Nëhup. Ruhlen and others classify it as Puinave, Macro-Tucanoan. Intelligible with Yahup [yab]. Classification: Puinavean, Hupda.
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