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Maxakali Indian Language (Macuni, Monaxo, Monocho)

Maxakali is a Jê language of South America. Maxakali is spoken by around 500 people in Brazil. It has SOV word order.

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Maxakali Language Resources

Brazilian Tribes and Languages:

Language Map of Southern Brazil:
Map showing where in South America the Maxakali language is spoken.

Language Museum: Maxakali:
Translation of a Bible passage into Maxakali.

La Lengua Mashakali:
Maxakali language information including a linguistic map of Brazil. Page in Spanish.

Freelang Maxakali Dictionary:
Free downloadable wordlist of the Maxakali language.

House of Languages: Maxakalí:
Information about Maxakali language usage.

Maxakali Language:
Demographic information on Maxakali from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Makoní Language Tree:
Theories about Maxakali's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Maxakalí Language Structures:
Maxakali linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Maxakali Culture and History Links

Indigenous People of Brazil: Maxakali
Online ethnography of the Maxakali people.

The Maxakali
Overview of Maxakali culture and traditions.

Tribes of Southern Brazil:
Map showing where the Maxakali people live in Brazil.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Wikipedia: Maxakalí:
  Encyclopedia articles on the Maxakali language.
  Povo Maxakalí

Os Maxacalis

Língua maxakalí:
Information about the Maxakalis in Portuguese.

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