Waurá language
E618293
The Waurá language is an Arawakan language spoken by the Waurá people of Brazil’s Upper Xingu region in the Amazon.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arawakan language
ⓘ
indigenous language of the Americas ⓘ language ⓘ |
| contactLanguage | Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
key marker of Waurá ethnic identity
ⓘ
vehicle for oral history ⓘ vehicle for traditional knowledge ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Waurá people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Wauja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waurá (Arawakan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Waurá-Wauja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation |
grammatical descriptions
ⓘ
lexical materials ⓘ text collections ⓘ |
| hasDomainOfUse |
home
ⓘ
traditional ceremonies ⓘ village community life ⓘ |
| hasLanguagePolicyContext | Brazilian indigenous language policy ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | Upper Xingu linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom | Portuguese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighborLanguage |
Kalapalo language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamayurá language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuikuro language NERFINISHED ⓘ Trumai language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive nasalization
ⓘ
distinction between oral and nasal vowels ⓘ small consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasTypology | predominantly agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | wau ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arawakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
daily communication within Waurá villages
ⓘ
oral narratives ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ |
| region | Mato Grosso state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
increasing contact with national society
ⓘ
pressure from Portuguese-dominant schooling ⓘ |
| spokenBy | indigenous community ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Xingu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Arawakan ⓘ |
| transmissionStatus | still transmitted to children ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | local bilingual education programs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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