Suruí do Pará
A language of Brazil
| Population | 180 (1997 ISA). |
| Region | Araguaia in Pará, São João municipality, 110 km from Marabá. |
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Brazil, reference number 78 |
| Alternate names | Aikewara, Akewara, Akewere, “Mudjétira” , “Mudjetíre” , “Mudjetíre-Suruí” , Suruí |
| Dialects | Different from Suruí do Jiparaná [sru]. Member of Akwáwa subgroup. Probably similar linguistic relationship to Asuriní do Tocantins [asu] and Parakanã [pak]. |
| Classification | Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup IV |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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