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Waurá

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3: wau

Population	330 (2001 ISA).
Region	Mato Grosso, Xingú Park.
Language map	Brazil, reference number 106
Alternate names	Aura, Uaura, Wauja
Dialects	Partially intelligible with Mehináku [mmh].
Classification	Arawakan, Maipuran, Central Maipuran
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Bible portions: 1997.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DERBYSHIRE, Desmond C., author. 1982. Arawakan (Brazil) morphosyntax.

JACKSON, Evelyn, author. 1977. "Discurso processual em Waurá."

RICHARDS, Joan, author. 1973. "Dificuldades na análise da possessão nominal na língua waurá."  

RICHARDS, Joan, author. 1977. "Orações em waurá."  

RICHARDS, Joan, author. 1979. Participant reference in discourse.

RICHARDS, Joan, author. 1988. "A estrutura verbal waurá."