title: Tenetehara languages
text: # Tenetehara languages
  
  The Tenetehára or Teneteharan languages (also known as Tupi–Guarani IV) are a subgroup of the Tupi–Guarani language family.
  
  Along with Timbira and the Northern Tupi–Guarani languages, the Tenetehara languages form part of the lower Tocantins-Mearim linguistic area.
  
  ## Languages
  
  The Tenetehara languages are:
  
  * Akwáwa (dialects: Asuriní, Suruí do Pará, Parakanã)
  * Avá-Canoeiro
  * Tapirapé
  * Tenetehára (dialects: Guajajara, Tembé)
  * Turiwára
  