Projektnummer

0055199

Zusammenfassung

This project aims to document the linguistic, cultural, and ethnohistorical heritage of two traditional neighbouring peoples, the Aikanã and Kwazá of southeastern Rondônia, Brazil. The languages of the Aikanã and Kwazá are highly endangered (170 and 25 speakers, respectively), and their habitat and way of life even more so. Being neighbours and being part of the very diverse Guaporé-Mamoré linguistic area, the Aikanã and Kwazá languages show much evidence of contact, even though they are (probably) genetic isolates. Apart from language documentation, the project also intends to fill a ...