Pai Tavytera

PTA

threatened

Alternate Names: Ava, Pai, Tavytera

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 70% with Kaiwá , of Brazil.

Genealogy:

Tupian
Tupí-Guaraní
Guaraní
Guaraní

Demographics: 600 (Crevels 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 8,030 (Crevels 2007).

Language Use: Shifting to Guaraní [gug]. All ages.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Paraguay