Gavião, Pará
A language of Brazil
| Population | Ethnic population: 338 Parakatêjê (ISA), 473 Pukobjê (2005 ISA). |
| Region | Pará state; new village called ‘Kaikoturé’, near Marabá; scattered in or near original locations in Maranhão. |
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Brazil, reference number 79 |
| Alternate names | Parakatêjê, Pukobjê |
| Dialects | Related to Krinkati-Timbira [xri], Canela [ram], Krahô [xra]. |
| Classification | Macro-Ge, Ge-Kaingang, Ge, Northwest, Timbira |
| Language use | Positive attitude. Increasingly also use regional Portuguese [por]. Portuguese used in schools. |
| Comments | They call themselves ‘Parakatêjê Indian Community’. Not to be confused with the Gavião of Jiparana [gvo]. |
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