Lakondê language

Lakondê
Native toBrazil
EthnicityLakondê
Native speakers
1 (2012)
Nambikwaran
Language codes
ISO 639-3lkd
Glottologlako1248

Lakondê is a nearly extinct Nambikwaran language of Brazil, spoken by only one person. The language is typologically polysynthetic.

Speakers

Teresa Lakondê is the last speaker of the language. She also learnt Sabanê when she was young and frequently speaks Sabanê to other speakers.

References

  1. 1 2 Antunes de Araujo, Gabriel (2004). A Grammar of Sabanê: a Nambikwara Language (PDF) (PhD thesis). Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: LOT publications. ISBN 90-76864-59-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on Jul 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ Eberhard, David M. (2009). Mamaindê Grammar: A Northern Nambikwara language and its cultural context (PDF) (phd thesis). Amsterdam: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. ISBN 978-94-6093-012-6.
  3. ↑ Braga, Ana Gabriela Modesto (2012). Fonologia segmental do Lakondê (Família Nambikwára) (masters thesis). Recife: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
  4. ↑ Wetzels, Leo; Telles, Stella (2017-11-06), "Polysynthesis in Lakondê, a Northern Nambikwaran Language of Brazil", in Fortescue, Michael; Mithun, Marianne; Evans, Nicholas (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Polysynthesis (1 ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 735–758, doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199683208.013.42, ISBN 978-0-19-968320-8, retrieved 2026-06-01