Warázu language

Warázu
Pauserna
Guarasugwé
Native toBolivia
RegionRondônia, Brazil and Beni Department, Bolivia
Ethnicity46 Guarasu’we (2000)
Extinctlate 20th century
2 (2017)
Official status
Official language in
 Bolivia
Language codes
ISO 639-3psm
Glottologpaus1244
ELPPauserna

Warázu, also known as Pauserna or Guarasugwé (Guarasú'we), is a moribund Tupi–Guaraní language of Brazil. It was also formerly spoken in Bolivia. It is spoken by the Guarasugwé people, who were estimated to number 125 according to a census in 2012. It was previously considered to be extinct, but 4 speakers were found in 2006; this number had decreased to 2 in 2017.