Xavante language
LANGUAGE OF THE XAVANTE PEOPLE IN BRAZIL
Xavánte language; ISO 639:xav; Shavante language
The Xavante language is an Akuwẽ (Central Jê) language (Jê, Macro-Jê) spoken by the Xavante people in the area surrounding Eastern Mato Grosso, Brazil. The Xavante language is unusual in its phonology, its ergative object–agent–verb word order, and its use of honorary and endearment terms in its morphology.