Kamakã language
The Kamakã language, or Ezeshio, is an extinct language of a small family, belonging to the Macro-Jê languages of Brazil. Kotoxó and Mongoyó/Mangaló are sometimes included as dialects.
Classification
Kamakã is a Macro-Jê language. It was spoken by several groups of indigenous peoples who lived in Bahia, including the Kamakã, Mongoyó, Menién, Kotoxó and Masakará.Phonology
- /ə/ can also be realized as .
- Nasal vowels in parentheses are taken from the Krenak vowel system for symmetry.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
| Stop | |||||
| Fricative | |||||
| Nasal | |||||
| Flap | |||||
| Glide |
- can be in free variation with a fricative and a lateral.
- is heard as when preceding.