Pai Tavytera language

Pãi Tavyterã
Ava, Pãi, Tavyterã
Native toParaguay
Ethnicity8,030 Pai Tavytera people (2007)
Native speakers
600 (2007)
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3pta
Glottologpait1247

Pãi Tavyterã is a Guarani language spoken by about 600 Pai Tavytera people in eastern Paraguay, in Amambay, eastern Concepción, eastern San Pedro, and northern Canindeyú Departments. The language has 70% lexical similarity with the Kaiwá language, spoken in Brazil. Among Pai Tavyetera people, language use is shifting towards Guaraní.

The language is written in the Latin script.