Krenak language
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| Krenak | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Minas Gerais |
| Ethnicity | 150 Botocudo (2006)[1] |
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Native speakers
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10 (2006)[1] |
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Macro-Gê
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kqq |
| Glottolog | kren1239[2] |
The Krenak language, or Botocudo, is the moribund sole surviving language of a small family believed to be part of the Macro-Gê languages. It was once spoken by the Botocudo people in Minas Gerais, but is known primarily by older women today.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Krenak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Krenak". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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