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Xakriaba Indian Language (Xakriabá)
Language: Xakriaba is a Jean language of South America,
once spoken in Brazil. It is closely related to the still spoken Xavante
and Xerente languages.
Though there are still many Xakriaba people alive in Brazil today, they shifted to speaking Portuguese in the 1800's and few
records of their original language remain.
Names: "Xakriaba" was the tribe's own name for themselves, or probably a somewhat corrupted form of their own name
for themselves. "Aba" was recorded as meaning "Indians" or "people," and the meaning of the whole name was suggested by some to
have been "canoe paddling people" and by others "tea making people." It has been spelled many different ways including
Xacriaba, Xacriabá, Xakriabá, Xikriabá, Xikriaba, Chikriaba, Chicriaba, Chicriabá, Chakriaba, Shacriaba, Shakriabá, Shicriaba, and Shicriabá.
Vocabulário Chicriabá:
Old Portuguese-Xakriaba wordlists.
Lexico Akwe-Xakriabá:
Proposal by an indigenous scholar to revive Xakriaba by comparing old recordings to the living language Xerente.
Xakriaba:
Wikipedia article on the Xakriaba language.
Idioma Shakriaba:
Information about the Xakriaba language in Spanish.
Xakriaba Territories:
Map of Xakriaba tribal territory in Brazil.
Casa de Cultura Xakriabá:
Homepage of a Xakriaba cultural center in Brazil, with photographs and a video of Xakriaba traditional life.
How the Xakriaba of Brazil are Protecting Biodiversity:
Photoessay by a Xakriaba author about his people's traditions and native lands.
Célia Xakriabá:
Article about indigenous Xakriaba writer and educator Celia Nunes Xakriaba.
Artemisia Xakriaba, teen Brazilian activist 
Artemisa Xakriaba's speech on the Climate Change Strike:
Articles about a young environmental leader from the Xakriaba tribe.
Learning, body and territory among Xakriaba boys Xakriabá cultural practices and language games:
Ahtropology papers about Xakriaba culture.
Wikipedia: The Xakriaba Indians:
Encylopedia entries about the Xakriaba tribe.
Links, References, and Additional Information
Endangered Languages Project: Xakriaba:
Bibliography of Xakriaba language resources.
OLAC: Xakriaba:
Reference list of Xakriaba language materials.
O Povo Xakriaba Indios Xacriabas:
Information about the Xakriaba tribe in Portuguese.
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