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Name:
Xavante
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Chavante; Xavánte; A'uwe Uptabi; Akuên; Akwen; A'we; Shavante; Crisca; Pusciti; Tapacua; A'uwe; Uptabi
Spoken in:
Brazil
Number of speakers:
10,000 (2000 SIL). 7,000 monolinguals
(Ethnologue)
Number of speakers:
13303
(UNESCO)
Number of speakers:
10000
(World Oral Literature Project)
Code:
xav
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Jean (Gêan, Jêan, Ye, Ge, Je)
Parent Subgroup:
Central Jê; Central Ge; Central Jean; Akwen; Akwe; Central branch (cege)
UNESCO Status: Vulnerable Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
Endangerment Status
UNESCO Status: Vulnerable Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Not listed
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