Suruí
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A language of Brazil
Alternate Names
Suruí de Rondônia, Suruí do Jiparaná, Suruí-Paiter
Autonym
Paiter
User Population
1,010 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,010 (Crevels 2012).
Location
Rondônia and Mato Grosso states: border area, 10 villages and scattered.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Typology
SOV; 19 consonants and 10 vowels (5 oral, 5 nasal).
Language Use
Weaker vitality. Used by all. Most also use Portuguese [por].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible portions: 1991–2002.