Maxakalí
PrintA language of Brazil
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Caposho, Cumanasho, Macuni, Monaxo, Monocho
Population
1,270 (2006 FUNASA).
Location
Minas Gerais, 160 km inland from coast. 14 villages.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Typology
SOV
Language Use
Young population. Some also speak Portuguese [por].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 37%. Literacy rate in L2: 37%. Dictionary. NT: 1981.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.