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Pataxó-Hãhãhãe language

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Pataxó-Hãhãhãe (Northern Pataxó, Hãhãhãe) is an extinct Maxakalían language formerly spoken in Brazil. It is distinct from the Pataxó language.[2]

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History

In 1961, a Pataxó speaker named Tšitši'a (Txitxiáh)[3] was recorded by Wilbur Pickering in Posto Caramurú (located 3 kilometers from Itaju, Bahia). Tšitši'a was married to a Baenã woman, but she could not speak the Baenã language. Pataxó people were also reported to be living in Itagüira, Itabuna, Bahia.[4] The last speaker of Hãhãhãe in the Paraguaçu outpost, Bahetá, created lessons on the Pataxó language.[5]

A 100-word primer of Pataxó exists, which is of great symbolic value to the community.[6][7]

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Geographical distribution

Pataxó as documented by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied during the early 1800s[8] is distinct from Pataxó-Hãhãhãe.[how?] It was historically spoken from the Mucuri River to Porto Seguro in southern Bahia from at least the 17th century.[9]

From at least the 19th century, the Pataxó-Hãhãhãe had historically occupied a region stretching from the Pardo River to the de Contas River in southern Bahia.[9]

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Phonology

Vowels

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/ɨ, ɨ̃/ can also be heard as [ɪ, ɪ̃].[10][11]

Consonants

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References

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