Kaxararí

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: ktx
Alternate Names: Caxarari, Kaxariri
Population: 300 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 320 (2009 FUNASA).
Location:: Acre, Amazonas, and Rondônia states: Alto Rio Marmelo, tributary of Rio Abuna.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Panoan
Typology: 15 consonants and 5 vowels.
Language Use: Language is threatened, but there is a revitalization movement. Shifting to Portuguese [por].
Language Development: Most education is in Portuguese [por].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kaxararí
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Acre, Amazonas, and Rondônia states: Alto Rio Marmelo, tributary of Rio Abuna.