The Ofayé (also spelled as Opaié or Ofayé) are an indigenous people of Central Brazil. Although their language is listed as extinct by the Ethnologue, it is still spoken by around fifteen individuals. Most Ofayé live in a reservation located in the municipality of Brasilândia, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ... The Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics), a Christian linguistic service organization which studies lesser-known languages primarily to provide the speakers with native language biblical texts. ... Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil, located in the western part of the country. ...