Paranawát
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A language of Brazil
Alternate Names
Cabahyba, Cauaiua, Cauhib, Cawahib, Jauareta-Tapiia, Kawahib, Kawaib, Majubim, Paranauat, Pawate, Pawaté, Pawaté-Wirafed, Tupi do Machado, Tupí-Kawahíb, Wiraféd
User Population
No known L1 speakers. Probably extinct by the 1970s. Ethnic population: 50 (1986 SIL).
Location
Rondônia state: Jiparaná (Machado) and Sono rivers’ tributaries.
Language Status
9 (Dormant).
Language Use
Shifted to Portuguese [por].