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Tembé

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3tqb

Population  180 (2000 SIL). Ethnic population: 820 (1999 ISA).
Region  Maranhão and Gurupi rivers. In Gurupi about 100 of 170 speak Tembé.
Language map  Brazil, reference number 81
Alternate names   Tenetehara
Dialects  Intelligible with Guajajára [gub].
Classification  Tupi, Tupi-Guarani, Subgroup IV

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

SILVA, Norval da, author. 2001. Language attitude change among the Tembe people of Brazil.