Sakirabiá

A language of Brazil

ISO 639: skf
Alternate Names: Mekens, Mekém, Sakirabiák, Sakirabiáp, Sakirabiát, Sakirap, Sakiriabar, Sakurabiat
Population: 22 (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 84 (Crevels 2012).
Location:: Rondônia state: Cerejeira and Colorado do Oeste municipalities, Mequens river.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Tupian, Tuparí
Typology: 16 consonants and 10 vowels (5 oral, 5 nasal).
Language Use: Older adults only. Shifted to Portuguese [por].

Location: Rondônia state: Cerejeira and Colorado do Oeste municipalities, Mequens river.