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Maxakali Indian Language (Macuni, Monaxo, Monocho)

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

Maxakali Language Resources

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.
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.

Links, References, and Additional Information

  Wikipedia: Maxakalí:
  Encyclopedia articles on the Maxakali language.
  Povo Maxakalí * Os Maxacalis * Língua maxakalí:
  Information about the Abipones in Portuguese.



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