Shavante or Xavante is spoken by about 10,000 people in eastern parts of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso between the Rio das Mortes and the Araguaia River. It is a member of the Macro-Gê or Gê family of languages.
Alternative names for this language include Akuên, Akwen, A'uwe Uptabi, A'we, Chavante, Crisca, Pusciti, Shavante, Tapacua.
Information compiled by Marcelo Manschein
Information about the Shavante/Xavante language
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=xav
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavante
http://www.sil.org/americas/brasil/LANGPAGE/EnglXVPg.htm (PDF, em português)
Recordings of spoken Xavante
http://globalrecordings.net/language/2088
Information about the Shavante/Xavante people
http://www.everyculture.com/South-America/Shavante.html
http://www.sil.org/americas/brasil/LANGPAGE/EnglXVPg.htm
Page last modified: 23.04.21
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