Xokleng language
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| Xokleng | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Brazil |
| Region | Santa Catarina |
| Ethnicity | Xokleng |
Native speakers | 760 (1998)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xok |
| Glottolog | xokl1240 |
| ELP | Xokleng |
Xokleng or Laklãnõ is a Southern Jê language (Jê, Macro-Jê) spoken by the Xokleng people of Brazil. It is closely related to Kaingang.
Names[edit]
Alternate names are Socré, Chocré, Xocren, Bugre, Botocudo, Aweicoma, Cauuba, Caahans, Caagua, Caaigua.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Xokleng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Mason, John Alden (1950). "The languages of South America". In Steward, Julian (ed.). Handbook of South American Indians. Vol. 6. Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 143. pp. 157–317.
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