h1>Shavante (aʼuwẽ mreme)
Shavante or Xavante is spoken by about 10,000 people in eastern parts of
the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso between the Rio das Mortes and
the Araguaia River. It is a member of the Macro-Gê or Gê
family of languages.
Alternative names for this language include Akuên, Akwen,
A’uwe Uptabi, A’we, Chavante, Crisca, Pusciti, Shavante, Tapacua.
Shavante pronunciation
Information compiled by Marcelo Manschein
Links
Information about the Shavante/Xavante language
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=xav
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavante
http://www.sil.org/americas/brasil/LANGPAGE/EnglXVPg.htm (PDF, em português)
Recordings of spoken Xavante
http://globalrecordings.net/language/2088
Information about the Shavante/Xavante people
http://www.everyculture.com/South-America/Shavante.html
http://www.sil.org/americas/brasil/LANGPAGE/EnglXVPg.htm