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Irantxe (Iranxe, Iranshe), also known as Münkü (Mỹky), is an indigenous American language that is spoken in Mato Grosso, Brazil,
by about 200 people. It is generally left unclassified due to lack of data. The most recent descriptions treat it as a language
isolate, saying that it bears no similarity with other language families (Arruda 2003), though this may not be based on new
data (Monserrat 2010). The 250 Irantxe (Iránxe, Iranche, Manoki, Munku) have largely assimilated to Brazilian culture. Most
are monolingual in Portuguese, and Irantxe speakers are over 50 years old. A splinter group, the Mỹky (Mynky, Münkü, Munku,
Menku, Kenku, Myy), however, moved to escape assimilation, and were isolated until 1971. As of 2003, there were 38 people
in the Mỹky village, but not all were ethnic Mỹky, and the others were monolingual in Portuguese. Among the Mỹky, however,
the language is being passed on to children. Monserrat (2010) is a well-reviewed grammar. |
Names (more)[en] Irántxe[mk] Иранчески јазик [es] Idioma irantxe |
Language type : Living
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