Wakoná language explained

Wakoná
States:Brazil
Extinct:Mid-1970s
Ref:e25
Familycolor:American
Family:unclassifiable
Iso3:waf
Glotto:wako1235
Glottorefname:Wakoná

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 was originally spoken around Lagoa Comprida and in Penedo. Loukotka (1968) reported that the remaining ethnic descendants who speak only Portuguese could be found in the city of Porto Real do Colégio.[1] They lived near Palmeira dos Índios according to Meader (1978).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Loukotka, Čestmír . Čestmír Loukotka

    . Čestmír Loukotka . Classification of South American Indian languages . registration . UCLA Latin American Center . 1968 . Los Angeles.

  2. Book: Meader, Robert E. . Indios do Nordeste: Levantamento sobre os remanescentes tribais do nordeste brasileiro . 1978 . . Brasilia . pt.