Sateré-Mawé

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Andira, Arapium, Mabue, Maragua, Maué, Mawé, Sataré

Population

9160 (2008 FUNASA).

Location

Pará, Amazonas, Andirá, and Maués rivers, between lower Tapajós and lower Madeira rivers. More than 14 villages.

Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification

Dialects

Recent data show that Aweti [awe] and Sateré-Mawé probably form a separate sub-branch within the Tupian linguistic family (Crevels 2007).

Language Use

Vigorous. All ages. Bilingualism in Portuguese [por] varies greatly depending on the area (Crevels 2007).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 12%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Grammar. NT: 1986.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.