Kapoxó language

Extinct language of Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kapoxó (Capoxo, Kaposho) is an extinct Maxakalian language of Brazil.[1] It was close to Cumanacho and Panhame, and shared many words with them.

NativetoBrazil
EthnicityKapoxó
Eraattested 1818
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Kapoxó
Capoxo
Native toBrazil
EthnicityKapoxó
Eraattested 1818
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologcapo1236
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Documentation

Kapoxó is documented in a word list collected in 1818,[2] which was published in Martius, 1863: 170-172.[3]

Geographical distribution

Kapoxó was historically spoken on the Araçuaí River in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Kumanaxó and Panhame are closely related varieties.[4]

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