Wakoná language
Extinct language of eastern Brazil
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Wakoná (Aconã) is an extinct and unattested, presumed language of eastern Brazil, formerly spoken by the Tingui-Botó people, also called the Aconã.[2][3][4][5] The dispersed ethnic population numbered an estimated 500 to 1,000 in 1995. The population now uses Portuguese and Dzubukuá, also called Kariri-Xocó.
Geographical distribution
Wakoná was originally spoken around Lagoa Comprida and in Penedo.[6] Loukotka (1968) reported that the remaining ethnic descendants who speak only Portuguese could be found in the city of Porto Real do Colégio.[6] They lived near Palmeira dos Índios according to Meader (1978).[7]
