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Macushi

A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3: mbc

Population	19,000 in Brazil (2001 ISA). Population total all countries: 29,100.
Region	Contingo, Quino, Pium, and Mau rivers, northeast Roraima and Rio Branco. Also in Guyana, Venezuela.
Language map	Brazil, reference number 54
Alternate names	Macusi, Makushi, Makusi, Makuxi, Teueia, Teweya
Dialects	Not intelligible with Pemon [aoc] or Patamona [pbc].
Classification	Carib, Northern, East-West Guiana, Macushi-Kapon, Macushi
Language use	Also use Portuguese.
Language development	NT: 1996.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	OVS.

Also spoken in:

Guyana

Language name	Macushi
Population	9,500 in Guyana (2001 ISA). Ethnic population: 9,500.
Region	Southwestern border area, Rupununi north savannahs. Spread out in 20 small settlements up to the foothills of the Pakaraima Mountains.
Language map	Guyana
Alternate names	Macusi, Macussi, Makushi, Makusi, Makuxi, Teueia, Teweya
Language use	Also use English, Portuguese in Brazil, Spanish in Venezuela.

Venezuela

Language name	Macushi
Population	600 in Venezuela.
Region	East border area.
Language map	Venezuela, reference number 16
Alternate names	Makushi, Makusi, Makuxi, Teweya
Language use	Some also use English.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ABBOTT, Miriam, author. 1976. "Estrutura oracional da língua Makúxi."  

ABBOTT, Miriam, author. 1985. "Subordinate clauses in Macushi."  

ABBOTT, Miriam, author. 1991. "Macushi."

HODSDON, Cathy Ann, author. 1976. "Análise de cláusulas semânticas na língua makúsi."  

PAYNE, Doris L., author. 1992. Review of: Handbook of Amazonian languages, vol 3, Desmond C. Derbyshire and Geoffrey K. Pullum, editors.