Avá-Canoeiro language

Avá-Canoeiro
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A drawing with Avá-Canoeiro text
Native toBrazil
RegionGoiás
Ethnicity46 (2009)
Native speakers
14 (2006)
Dialects
  • Tocantins
  • Araguaia
Language codes
ISO 639-3avv
Glottologavac1239
ELPAvá
Historical locations of Tocantins dialect (yellow) and Araguaia dialect (pink)

Avá-Canoeiro, known as Avá or Canoe, is a minor Tupi–Guaraní language of the state of Goiás, in Brazil. It can be further divided into two dialects: Tocantins Avá-Canoeiro and Araguaia Avá-Canoeiro. All speakers of the language are monolingual.