Kamakã language
language
The Kamakã language (Kamakan), or Ezeshio, is an extinct language of a small family, belonging to the Macro-Jê languages of Brazil. Kotoxó and Mongoyó/Mangaló are sometimes included as dialects.
Classification
Kamakã is a Macro-Jê language. It was spoken by several groups of indigenous peoples who lived in Bahia, including the Kamakã, Mongoyó, Menién, Kotoxó and Masakará.
History
The Kamakã people are now completely integrated into the Pataxó-hã-hã-hãe people.
Phonology
Grahl (2009) proposes the following phonology for Kamakã. Nikulin (2020) believes that he "does not exercise due caution", thereby "incurring evident errors".
/ə/ can also be realized as [ʌ].
Nasal vowels in parentheses are taken from the Krenak vowel system for symmetry.
/ɾ/ can be in free variation with a fricative [ʒ] and a lateral [l].
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