Wakoná language

Wakoná (Aconã) is an extinct and unattested, presumed language of eastern Brazil, formerly spoken by the Tingui-Botó, also called the Aconã.^[2][3][4][5] The dispersed ethnic population numbered an estimated 500 to 1,000 in 1995. The population now uses Portuguese and Dzubukuá, also called Kariri-Xocó.

Wakoná
Aconã
(unattested)
Native to	Brazil
Region	Alagoas
Ethnicity	500-1,000 Aconã (1995)
Extinct	mid-1970s[1]
Language family	unclassifiable
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: tgv – Tingui-Botó waf – Wakoná (Aconã)
Glottolog	wako1235

Geographical distribution

Wakoná was originally spoken around Lagoa Comprida and in Penedo.^[6] Loukotka (1968) reported that the remaining ethnic descendants who speak only Portuguese could be found in the city of Porto Real do Colégio.^[6] They lived near Palmeira dos Índios according to Meader (1978).^[7]