Tawandê language

Tawandê
Tawandê
Native to	Brazil
Ethnicity	Tawandê
Native speakers	1 (2012)
Language family	Nambikwaran Northern Roosevelt Tawandê; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	xtw
Glottolog	tawa1278

Tawandê is a moribund Nambikwaran language of Brazil.^[2]

Classification

Tawandê is closely related to the Latundê and Lakondê languages.^[2]^: 30

Tawandê has 17 vowel phonemes.^[3]^: 43

19 consonants, including two glides, are found in Tawandê.^[3]^: 36

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Occlusive	p	t		k	ʔ
Nasal	m	n
Fricative		s			h
Lateral		l
Glide	w		j

↑ Crevels, Mily (2012-01-13), "Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking", in Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica (eds.), The Indigenous Languages of South America, DE GRUYTER, pp. 167–234, doi:10.1515/9783110258035.167, ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3, retrieved 2026-07-27
1 2 3 Eberhard, David M. (2009). Mamaindê Grammar: A Northern Nambikwara language and its cultural context (PDF) (phd thesis). Amsterdam: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. ISBN 978-94-6093-012-6.
1 2 Santana, Nelivaldo Cardoso (2010). Descrição preliminar da nasalidade em Tawandê e comparação com outras línguas Nambikwára do Norte (PDF) (masters thesis). Recife: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.