Masakara language
Masakará is an extinct language related to Kamakã, believed to be part of the Macro-Jê languages of Brazil. It was once spoken south of the city of Juazeiro and at the old mission of Saco dos Morcegos (present-day Mirandela, Banzaê, near Ribeira do Pombal, Bahia State).[1]
| Masakará | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Bahia |
| Extinct | (date missing) |
Macro-Jê
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
qlz | |
| Glottolog | masa1311 |
The district of Massacará in Euclides da Cunha, Bahia is named after the tribe.
Martins (2007)[2] classifies Masakará as the most divergent of the Kamakã languages.
References
- Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
- Martins, Andérbio Márcio Silva. 2007. Revisão da Família Lingüística Kamakã Proposta por Chestmir Loukotka. MA thesis, University of Brasília.
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