Xokleng

XOK

shifting

Alternate Names: Aweikoma, Botocudos, Bugre

Genealogy:

Jean
Southern

Demographics: 760 (1998 ISA).

Language Use: Number of speakers is dropping alarmingly due to intermarriage and countless social, political and cultural disruptions (Crevels 2007). Vast majority of the young people use only Portuguese [por] (Crevels 2007).

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Brazil

Other Comments: Glossonym: Bugre, used for Kaingang , and Brazilian GuaranĂ­ ,; Kaingang is sometimes used for Xokleng.