Gavião, Pará

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
gvp
Alternate Names
Gavião Perkatêjê, Gavião do Mãe Maria, Gavião do Pará, Parakatêjê, Parkatêjê, Perkatêjê, Pukobjê
User Population

970 (Crevels 2012). 480 Gavião Perkatêjê and 490 Pukobjê (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 970 (2006 ISA). 480 Parakatêjê and 470 Pukobjê (Crevels 2012).

Location

Pará state: Kaikoture near Maraba; possibly in original locations in Maranhão state.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Jean, Northern, Timbira
Dialects

None known. Related to Krinkati-Timbira [xri], Canela [ram], and Krahô [xra].

Typology

11 consonants and 10 vowels, including 3 nasal vowels.

Language Use

Ceremonies, songs, speeches. Adults only. Positive attitudes. All shifting to Portuguese [por], increasingly, a particular regional variety, and especially in schools.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gavião, Pará
Other Comments

Not to be confused with the Gavião of Jiparana [gvo].