Wakoná (Aconã) is an extinct and unattested, presumed language of eastern Brazil. The dispersed ethnic population numbered an estimated 500 to 1,000 in 1995.
| Wakoná | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Alagoas |
| Extinct | Mid-1970s[1] |
unclassifiable | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | waf |
| Glottolog | wako1235 |
Wakoná was originally spoken around Lagoa Comprida and in Penedo.[2] Loukotka (1968) reported that the remaining ethnic descendants who speak only Portuguese could be found in the city of Porto Real do Colégio.[2] They lived near Palmeira dos Índios according to Meader (1978).[3]
References
edit- ^ Wakoná at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ a b Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- ^ Meader, Robert E. (1978). Indios do Nordeste: Levantamento sobre os remanescentes tribais do nordeste brasileiro (in Portuguese). Brasilia: SIL International.
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