Mamaindê

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A language of Brazil

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Mamaindé
Autonym
Mamainsahai’gidu
User Population

300 (2017 D. Eberhard). Losing speakers among the youth in one of the 4 villages. Ethnic population: 330 (Crevels 2012). 250 Mamaindê, 80 Negarotê.

Location

Mato Grosso state: between Cabixi and Pardo rivers.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Nambikwara, Nambikwara Complex, Northern
Dialects

Negaroté, Tawende. Similar to Lakondê [lkd], Latundê [ltn], and Tawandê [xtw].

Typology

14 consonants and 20 vowels, contrasting in nasality and creaky voice. Lexical tone.

Language Use

Strong language use in 3 of the 4 villages. Some young people, all adults. All also use Portuguese [por], particularly the youth in the Cabixi village who use Portuguese as their L1 (Eberhard 2009).

Language Development

Literature. Grammar. Bible portions: 1979.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mamaindê
Writing

Latin script [Latn].