Awetí

Primary tabs

Arauine, Arauite, Auetí, Auetó, Auití, Autl, Awetö

170 (2011 S. Drude).

Mato Grosso state: Xingú park, Rio Culiseu, Aweti, and Sauva villages; upper Xingú river.

Language Maps

6b (Threatened).

15 consonants and 12 vowels (6 oral, 6 nasal).

Some young people, all adults. A few also use Portuguese [por], mostly men (Crevels 2007). Also use Kamayurá [kay].

Unwritten [Qaax].