Wakoná language
Extinct language of eastern Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wakoná (Aconã) is an extinct and unattested, presumed language of eastern Brazil. The dispersed ethnic population numbered an estimated 500 to 1,000 in 1995.
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Wakoná | |
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Native to | Brazil |
Region | Alagoas |
Extinct | Mid-1970s[1] |
unclassifiable | |
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ISO 639-3 | waf |
Glottolog | wako1235 |
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Wakoná was originally spoken around Lagoa Comprida and in Penedo.[2] Loukotka (1968) reported that the remaining ethnic descendants who speak only Portuguese could be found in the city of Porto Real do Colégio.[2] They lived near Palmeira dos Índios according to Meader (1978).[3]