Surui language
| Suruí | |
|---|---|
| Paíter | |
| Native to | Brazil |
| Ethnicity | Paiter |
Native speakers | 1,000 (2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sru |
| Glottolog | suru1262 |
| ELP | Paiter |
Suruí (of Jiparaná), also known as Paíter or Suruí-Paíter, is a Tupian language of Brazil. The Suruí of Rondônia call themselves Paiter, which means “the true people, we ourselves". They speak a language of the Tupi group and Monde language family. There were 1,171 Suruí-Paíter in 2010.
References[]
- ^ Suruí at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links[]
- ELAR archive of Documentation of Gavião and Suruí Languages in whistled and instrumental speech by Julien Meyer
- ELAR archive of Language Documentation of traditional culture among the Gavião and Suruí of Rondônia by Dennis Moore
Categories:
- Tupian languages
- Tupian language stubs
- Languages of Brazil
- Mamoré–Guaporé linguistic area