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 Monde branch. It is partially intelligible with Suruí. The Zoró dialect spoken by the Zoró people is sometimes considered a separate language.

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* ELAR archive o
Gavião and Suruí Languages in whistled and instrumental speech
by Julien Meyer * ELAR archive o
Language Documentation of traditional culture among the Gavião and Suruí of Rondônia
by Dennis Moore Tupian languages Mamoré–Guaporé linguistic area {{tupian-lang-stub