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Name: Chiriguano

Alternate Names: Pai Tavytera; Pai; Tavytera; Ava; Simba; Tapiete; Izoceño; Chané

Spoken in: Paraguay, Brazil

Number of speakers: 15,000 (2007 Perik), decreasing (Ethnologue)

Number of speakers: 11000 (World Oral Literature Project)

Code: pta

Code Authority: ISO 639-3

Code Standard: SIL

Families: Tupian (Tupían)

Parent Subgroup: Guaraní (grni)

Child Dialect: Chiriguano-Ava; Chiripá; Tsiripá; Txiripá; Ava; Ava Guaraní; Apytare; Nhandeva; Ñandeva; Chiripa; Nhandéva; Guaraní language area (nhd)

Endangerment Status

Ethnologue Status: Not listed

Sutherland's Red List: Not listed

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