Ethnologue

Pai Tavytera

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Avá, Kaiova, Kaiowa, Pai, Tavytera

Autonym

Pai Tavyterã

Population

6,360 (Crevels 2011), decreasing. Ethnic population: 13,400 (Crevels 2011).

Location

Amambay, Canindeyú, Concepción, and San Pedro departments.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b (Threatened). Recognized language (2010, Languages Act, No. 4251, Article 2).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 70% with Kaiwá [kgk] of Brazil.

Language Use

Shifting to Guaraní [gug]. All ages.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].