Suruí do Pará dialect

Suruí do Pará
Native toBrazil
RegionPará
EthnicitySuruí
Native speakers
260 (2006)
Tupian
Language codes
ISO 639-3mdz
Glottologsuru1261
ELPSuruí do Pará

The Suruí do Pará dialect of the Tupian Akwáwa language of Brazil is spoken in the Araguaia region in the state Pará and in the town of São João do Araguaia. It is written in the Latin script, but literacy in Suruí do Pará is extremely low.

Suruí do Pará is regarded as a dialect of Akwáwa by linguists such as Aryon Dall'Igna Rodrigues. The other two dialects of Akwáwa are Parakanã and Asuriní of Tocantins.