Trió

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A language of Suriname

ISO 639-3

tri

Alternate Names

Tiriyó, Tirió

Autonym

Tarëno ijomi

Population

1,300 in Suriname (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,300 (Crevels 2012). Total users in all countries: 2,460.

Location

Sipaliwini district: Kwamalasamutu on Sipaliwini river, Palumeu on Palumeu river, Tëpu on upper Tapanahoni river.

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Northeastern Brazil

French Guiana and Suriname

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Cariban, Tiriyó, Tiriyó

Language Use

All domains, except education. Used by all. Very positive attitudes though not considered appropriate as subject in school. Also use Dutch [nld]. Used as L2 by Akurio [ako], Mawayana [mzx], Sikiana [sik].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. NT: 1979.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Trió

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.

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Language nameTrió

Population Full

1,160 in Brazil (Crevels 2012). Most are monolingual. Ethnic population: 1,160 (Crevels 2012).

Location

Pará state: mostly on west Paru river; also Terra Indígena Parque Tumucumaque, on Marapi and East Paru rivers.

Alternate Names

Tarona, Tarëno, Tiriyó, Tirió, Yawi

Dialects

Pianokotó.

Status

5* (Developing).

Language Use

All children still learn the language (Crevels 2007).

Other Comments

Pianokotó dialect probably extinct; no reports since 1957.

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