Latundê language

Latundê
Native toBrazil
EthnicityLatundê
Native speakers
19 (2012)
Nambikwaran
Language codes
ISO 639-3ltn
Glottologlatu1238

Latundê is a nearly extinct Nambikwaran language of Brazil, spoken by 19 people in 2012.

History

Until the late 1970s, the Latundê were unknown to both other Indigenous groups and outsiders in the region.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Crevels, Mily (2012-01-13), "Language endangerment in South America: The clock is ticking", in Campbell, Lyle; Grondona, Verónica (eds.), The Indigenous Languages of South America, DE GRUYTER, pp. 167–234, doi:10.1515/9783110258035.167, ISBN 978-3-11-025513-3, retrieved 2026-05-09
  3. ↑ Telles, Stella (August 2013). "Traços laringais em Latundê (Nambikwára do Norte)". Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas. 8 (2): 291–306. doi:10.1590/S1981-81222013000200005. ISSN 1981-8122.