Gaviao of Jiparana (''Gavião do Jiparaná''), also known as Digüt, Ikolen and ''Gavião do Rondônia'', is the language of the Gavião of

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. It is a

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of the

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branch. It is partially intelligible with Suruí. The Zoró dialect is sometimes considered a separate language.

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Gavião and Suruí Languages in whistled and instrumental speech
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Language Documentation of traditional culture among the Gavião and Suruí of Rondônia
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