Alternate Names: Abá, Avá, Awana, Canoa, Canoe, Canoeiros
Dialects: The groups in Tocantins and Goias speak different dialects, and have lived apart for over 100 years.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 14 (Moore 2006). 14 monolinguals. All speakers are monolingual. Ethnic population: 46 (2009 ISA).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%.
Nation of Origin: Brazil
Other Comments: Seminomadic. The group in Tocantins, contacted in 1974, has 12 people. An estimated 15 remain uncontacted. The other group in Goias, contacted in 1983 has 9 people, with an estimated 10 remaining uncontacted. Traditional religion.