Language Family

Kamakã languages

South American Language Families

The Kamaka languages are a small family of extinct Macro-Je languages of Bahia, northeastern Brazil, composed of Kamaka, Kotoxo-Mongoyo, Menien and Masakara.

Facts
Region
Bahía, northeastern Brazil 2
Speaker Count
0 2
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Kamakã reconstructed (Martins 2007) 2
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Classification Confidence
Established 1
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Number of Languages
4 1
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The Kamakã languages are a small family of extinct Macro-Jê languages of Bahía, northeastern Brazil, composed of Kamakã, Kotoxó-Mongoyó, Menién, and Masakará.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Kamakanan (languoid record)
Glottolog
  • Languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 4
  • Languoid record: level and category
    "level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
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2. Kamakã languages, Wikipedia
  • Introduction, first sentence (location)
    The Kamakã languages are a small family of extinct Macro-Jê languages of Bahía, northeastern Brazil, composed of Kamakã, Kotoxó-Mongoyó, Menién, and Masakará.
  • Introduction, first sentence (extinct status)
    The Kamakã languages are a small family of extinct Macro-Jê languages of Bahía, northeastern Brazil, composed of Kamakã, Kotoxó-Mongoyó, Menién, and Masakará.
  • Proto-language section
    Proto-Kamakã reconstructions by Martins (2007):
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Wikidata: Kamaka languages
Wikidata Q3139482, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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