Awetí language
| Awetí | |
|---|---|
| Awytyza ti’ingku | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Xingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso |
| Ethnicity | Aweti people |
Native speakers | 170 (2011) |
Tupian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | awe |
| Glottolog | awet1244 |
| ELP | Awetí |
The Awetí or Aweti language is one of the Tupian languages of Central Brazil. Spoken by the indigenous people that live along the Upper Xingu River, the language is in danger of becoming extinct with a declining 150 living speakers. The Aweti people live in a multilingual area due to various indigenous people settling there from various regions. In search of refuge many people have relocated to the reserve as a result of European colonialism.