Alternate Names: Purupurú
Dialects: Kurukuru (Curucuru), Paumarm (Pammari), Uaiai. 3 inherently intelligible dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 290 (Crevels 2007). Ethnic population: 870 (2000).
Language Use: Elderly only. Younger people either speak Portuguese [por] or a mixture of Portuguese and Paumari (Crevels 2007).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. NT: 1995–2010.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Brazil
Other Comments: In 1964 there were 96 Paumarí in 1 village. By 1994 they had increased to 700 in several villages.