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Total population | |
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30,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil | |
Languages | |
Xavante language |
The Xavante (also Shavante, Chavante, Akuen, A'uwe, Akwe, Awen, or Akwen) are an indigenous people, comprising about 30,000 individuals[1] within the territory of eastern Mato Grosso state in Brazil. They speak the Xavante language, part of the Jê language family.