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Parecís

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3: pab

Population	1,290 (1999 ISA).
Region	Mato Grosso, 6,000 square kilometers. 15 to 20 villages.
Language map	Brazil, reference number 118
Alternate names	Haliti, Paresí, Paressí
Classification	Arawakan, Maipuran, Central Maipuran
Language use	Also use some Portuguese.
Language development	Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1995.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	7 villages have public schools. SOV, OVS.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Derbyshire, Desmond C. 1982. "Arawakan (Brazil) morphosyntax."

Rowan, Orland and Phyllis Rowan. 1978. Dicionário parecis-português e português-parecis.

Rowan, Orland, compiler. 2001. Iraiti xawaiyekehalakatyakala (Dicionário Paresí - Português).

Rowan, Orland. 1967. "Phonology of Paresi (Arawakan)."

Rowan, Orland. 1972. "Some features of Paressi discourse structure."

Rowan, Orland. 1977. "Estrutura discursiva parecis."