Kapoxó language

Kapoxó (Capoxo, Kaposho) is an extinct Maxakalian language of Brazil. It was close to Cumanacho and Panhame, and shared many words with them.

Documentation

Kapoxó is documented in a word list collected in 1818, which was published in Martius, 1863: 170-172.

Geographical distribution

Kapoxó was historically spoken on the Araçuaí River in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Kumanaxó and Panhame are closely related varieties.

References

Further reading

• Métraux, Alfred and Curt Nimuendajú. 1946. The Mashacalí, Patashó, and Malalí Linguistic Families. In Julian H. Steward (ed.), The Marginal Tribes, 541-545. Smithsonian Institution, Washington: Bureau of American Ethnology.