Gavião, Pará

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Gavião do Mãe Maria, Parakatêjê, Perkatêjê, Pukobjê

Population

Ethnic population: 810 (2005 ISA). 340 Parakatêjê, 470 Pukobjê.

Location

Pará state: Kaikoture near Maraba; possibly in original locations in Maranhão state.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Related to Krinkati-Timbira [xri], Canela [ram], and Krahô [xra].

Language Use

Ceremonies, songs, speeches. Positive attitudes. Also use Portuguese [por], a particular regional variety, increasingly, and especially in schools.

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Other Comments

Not to be confused with the Gavião of Jiparana [gvo].