Ofayé language
The Ofayé or Opaye language, also Ofaié-Xavante, Opaié-Shavante, forms its own branch of the Macro-Jê languages. It is spoken by only a couple of the small Ofayé people, though language revitalization efforts are underway.
It was spoken on the Ivinhema River, Pardo River, and Nhandú River in Mato Grosso. Guachi, spoken on the Vacaria River in Mato Grosso, is a dialect.Jolkesky notes that there are lexical similarities with the Macro-Mataguayo-Guaykuru languages due to contact.Phonology
Vocabulary
lists the following basic vocabulary items.
