Suyá

SUY

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kisêdjê

Dialects: Beiço de Pau (Tapayúna), Yaruma (Jarumá, Waiku).

Genealogy:

Jean
Northern

Demographics: 350 (2006 FUNASA). 330 Suya (main dialect); 58 Tapayúna (1995 ISA). Ethnic population: 350 (2006 FUNASA). All Tapayuna speak their native language (Crevels 2007).

Language Use: Vigorous. Also use Portuguese [por]. Used as L2 by Panará [kre].

Language Development: Bible portions: 2007.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Brazil

Other Comments: Yaruma dialect became extinct around 2007. Ethnic autonym for Beiço de Pau: Tapayúna, who no longer live with Suyás; they moved out of Xingú Park to live in Kayapó villages in Terra Indígena Capoto or Jarina reservation in Pará state (2002 ISA).