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Enawene Nawe language

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Enawene Nawe
Salumã
RegionMato Grosso, Brazil
EthnicityEnawene Nawe people
Native speakers
350 (2000)[1]
Arawakan
  • Southern
    • Bolivia–Parana?
      • Enawene Nawe
Language codes
ISO 639-3unk
Glottologenaw1238
ELPEnawené-Nawé

Enawene Nawe (Enawené-Nawé, Enawenê-Nawê, Eneuene-Mare), also known as Salumã, is an Arawakan language of Brazil spoken by about 350 people in the state of Mato Grosso. Aikhenvald (1999) classifies it together with Terena and related languages.

References

  1. ^ "Sketch grammar, texts and dictionary of Enawene-Nawe (Arawak, Brazil)". HRELP. Retrieved 2009-06-03.