The Awetí or Aweti language is one of the Tupian languages of Central Brazil. Spoken by the indigenous Aweti people that live along the Upper Xingu River, the language is in danger of becoming extinct with a declining 150 living speakers.

Sociolinguistic situation

In 2002 there was a major shift in the Xingu tribe. A group of Aweti people separated from the main village and built their own. Because the family

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