ISO 639-3 · mavmav
Tupian family
Mawé
Mawé is a language of the Tupian branch, spoken in Brazil. Wikidata counts 9,200 first-language speakers (2008).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mav- Glottocode
sate1243- Family
- Tupian
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
9,200first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mawé |
|---|---|
| Also called | Sateré-Mawé, Mawe language, Satere-Mawe, Mawé language |
| L1 speakers | 9,200 (2008) |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Tupian to Mawé
The branches above Mawé, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
63TupianfamilymavMawélanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Brazil
porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalgrnGuaraniTupian · 4.5 mSafebzsBrazilian Sign Languageunclassified · 3 m5 · DevelopingvecVenetianIndo-European · 2 m5 · DevelopingyidYiddishIndo-European · 1 mDefinitely endangeredrmyVlax RomaniIndo-European · 538,4806b · ThreatenedtcaTicunaunclassified · 61,0005 · DevelopingguuYanomamöYanomaman · 16,2005 · DevelopingterTerênaunclassified · 16,0007 · ShiftingwapWapishanaNorthern Maipuran · 13,0006b · Threatened