Maxakalí | Ethnologue

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: mbl
Alternate Names: Caposho, Cumanasho, Kumanuxú, Macuni, Mashakalí, Maxacalí, Monacó, Monaxo, Monocho, Tikmuún
Autonym: Tikmũ’ũn Yĩy’ax
Population: 1,270 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 1,270 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Minas Gerais and Bahia states: 160 km inland from coast. 14 villages.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Maxakalian
Typology: SOV; 10 consonants and 10 vowels (5 oral, 5 nasal).
Language Use: Used by all. Young population. Some also use Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 37%. Literacy rate in L2: 37%. Dictionary. NT: 1981.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Maxakalí
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Minas Gerais and Bahia states: 160 km inland from coast. 14 villages.