Zuruahá language
Zuruahá (also called Suruaha, Suruwaha, Zuruaha, Índios do Coxodoá ) is an Arawan language spoken in Brazil by about 130 people.
| Zuruahá | |
|---|---|
| Suruahá | |
| Native to | Perú, Brazil |
| Ethnicity | 140 Zuruahã people (2006) |
Native speakers | 140 (2006) monolingual |
Arawan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | swx |
| Glottolog | suru1263 |
| ELP | Zuruahã |
Zuruahá is mentioned in Kaufman (1994) from personal communication from Dan Everett. He made first contact with the community (a 3-day hike from Dení territory in Amazonas state) in 1980. The language had not been studied as of 1994, but seems most similar to Deni.
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