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Indigenous people of Central Brazil
Ethnic group
The Ofayé (also spelled as Opaié or Ofayé ) are an indigenous people of Central Brazil . They live along the Paraná River , near the mouth of the Sucuriú River into the headwaters of the Ivinhema and Vacaria Rivers .[ 1]
Their traditional lands were overtaken by cattle ranchers.[ 1] Brasilândia in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul .
The Ofaye language , a language isolate is severely endangered, and only two people were recorded speaking it in 2005.[ 2]
^ a b c "Ofaié." Indigenous Peoples in Brazil. Retrieved 13 March 2013^ a b c "Ofayé." Ethnologue. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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