Awetí language

Awetí
Auetö
Awytyza ti’ingku
Pronunciation[awɨˈtɨʐa tʃĩˈʔĩŋku]
Native toBrazil
RegionXingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso
EthnicityAweti people
Native speakers
170 (2011)
Tupian
  • Awetí
Language codes
ISO 639-3awe
Glottologawet1244
ELPAwetí

The Awetí or Aweti language is one of the Tupian languages of Central Brazil. Spoken by the indigenous Aweti people that live along the Upper Xingu River, the language is in danger of becoming extinct with a declining 150 living speakers.