Native to Brazil Native speakers 1,000 (2006) ISO 639-3 sru | Ethnicity Paiter Language family Tupian
Monde
Suruí Glottolog suru1262 | |
Suruí (of Jiparaná), a.k.a. Paíter or Suruí-Paíter, is a Tupian language of Brazil. The Suruí of Rondônia call themselves Paiter, which means “the true people, we ourselves". They speak a language of the Tupi group and Monde language family. There were 1,171 Suruí-Paíter in 2010.
References
Surui language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA