Aurê–Aurá language

Aurá is a recently extinct language, part of the Tupi language family,^[1][2][3] last spoken by two individuals in Maranhão, Brazil named Aurê and Aurá.^[4][5][6][7] Both known speakers originally came from Pará. The language primarily used nouns, with few adjectives or verbs. Aurê died in 2014, leaving Aurá as the last known speaker of the language. Aurá died on September 20, 2025, at the age of 77, marking the definitive extinction of the Aurá language.^[8][9]

Aurá
Aurê–Aurá
Native to	Brazil
Region	Maranhão, formerly Pará
Extinct	September 20, 2025, with the death of Aurá
Language family	Tupian Tupi–Guaraní Xingu Aurá
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aux
Glottolog	aura1243
ELP	Auré