Mashakali ( Caposho, Cumanasho, Macuni, Maxakalí, Monaxo, Monocho ) is a Mashakali language spoken in 14 villages 160 km inland from the coast in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
| Mashakali | |
|---|---|
| Self name | (Tikmũ'ũn) Yĩy'ax |
| Country | Brazil |
| Regions | Minas Gerais |
| Total number of speakers | 1270 (2006) |
| Status | |
| Classification | |
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| Writing | latin |
| Language Codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | - |
| ISO 639-3 | mbl |
| WALS | |
| Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Ethnologue | |
| ELCat | |
| IETF | |
| Glottolog | |
Content
Dialects
John Alden Mason identified six varieties of mashakali, but all mashakali-like dialects became extinct:
- Mashakali
- Kaposho †
- Kumanasho †
- Maconi (Maconey) †
- Monosho (monk, monocho) †
- Panyame †
Phonology
Vowels
| Front row | Middle row | Back row | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top lift | i , ĩ | ɯ , ɯ̃ | |
| Medium rise | ɛ , ɛ̃ | o , õ | |
| Lower rise | a , ã | ||
Consonants
| Lips. | Alveolar. | Chambers. | Velar. | Gulp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explosion. | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| Nose. | m ~ b | n ~ d | ɡ ~ ŋ | ||
| The fricative. | ʃ | j ~ ʒ | h |
Notes
Links
- Mashakali on Ethnologue