Asurini, Tocantins

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Alternate Names: Akwaya, Assuriní, Asuriní, Asuriní do Tocantins, Asuriní do Trocará

Genealogy:

Tupian
Tupí-Guaraní
Tenetehara
Akwawa

Demographics: 300 (2001 ISA). Ethnic population: 300 (Moore 2006).

Language Use: Mostly adults. Almost all adults are fluent in Portuguese [por]; children almost exclusively use Portuguese (Crevels 2007).

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1973–1979.

Typology: OVS.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Brazil

Other Comments: Different from Asuriní do Xingú ,.