Alternate Names: Andira, Arapium, Mabue, Maragua, Maué, Mawé, Sataré
Dialects: None known. Recent data show that Aweti , and Sateré-Mawé probably form a separate sub-branch within the Tupian linguistic family (Crevels 2007).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 9,160 (2008 FUNASA).
Language Use: Vigorous. All ages. Bilingualism in Portuguese [por] varies greatly depending on the area (Crevels 2007).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 12%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Grammar. NT: 1986.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Brazil