Tuxá

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
tud
Alternate Names
Payacú, Rodela, Todela, Tusha, Tushá
User Population

No known L1 speakers. The last speaker died in the 1960s (Crevels 2012). Ethnic population: 3,930 (Crevels 2012).

Location

Bahia and Pernambuco states.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Language isolate
Language Use

Shifted to Portuguese [por].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tuxá
Other Comments

Ruhlen (1987) and others classify it as Equatorial.