Lucy Seki

Lucy Seki (27 March 1939 – 23 June 2017^[1]) was a Brazilian linguist specializing in indigenous languages of the Americas. She authored a grammar of the Kamayurá language.

Lucy Seki
Lucy Seki during her first visit to the Xingu (1968)
Born	March 27, 1939 Belo Horizonte
Died	June 23, 2017(2017-06-23) (aged 78) Campinas
Citizenship	Brazilian
Occupation	Linguist
Spouse	Hiroshi Seki
Academic background
Alma mater	Patrice Lumumba University
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics
Institutions	University of Brasília
Main interests	Indigenous languages of Brazil
Notable works	Gramática do Kamaiurá, Língua Tupi-Guarani do Alto Xingu

Biography

Lucy Seki had a Master's and Ph.D. in linguistics from the Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow. She was also awarded a Bachelor in history by the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and did post-doctorate studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She was a full professor at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. In 2010, she was elected an honorary member of the Linguistic Society of America for her outstanding contribution to the field.^[2]

Publications

Books

• Gramática do Kamaiurá, Língua Tupi-Guarani do Alto Xingu. 482 pages + 17 color photo album Editora UNICAMP and São Paulo State Official Press (2000, in Portuguese). ISBN 85-268-0498-7.

Papers

• Kamaiurá (Tupi-Guarani) as an active-stative language. In D. L. Payne (ed.), Amazonian linguistics: Studies in Lowland South American languages, University of Texas Press (1990).