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Makoní
Macuní
Native toBrazil
RegionBahia
Eraattested 1818
Macro-Jê
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologmacu1258
Linguasphere89-HAA-ad

Makoní (Maconi, Macuní) is an extinct Maxakalian language of Brazil.[1] It is documented in word lists collected in 1816-1818.[2]

Distribution

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Makoní was historically spoken in the Caravelas River area of Bahia, Brazil.[3]

Vocabulary

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Makoni Gloss
potoi head
tʃoi teeth
ʃie-tah breast
kiʃa heart
küm, kö blood
tiun-gin meat
[to-]tʃaⁱ skin
tatang father

References

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  1. Nikulin, Andrey. 2020. Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo. Doctoral dissertation, University of Brasília.
  2. 1 2 Ramirez, Henri; Vegini, Valdir; França, Maria Cristina Victorino de (2015-09-26). "Koropó, puri, kamakã e outras línguas do Leste Brasileiro". LIAMES: Línguas Indígenas Americanas (in Portuguese). 15 (2): 223–277. doi:10.20396/liames.v15i2.8642302. ISSN 2177-7160.
  3. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.

Further reading

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