Mascoi language

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Name (Latin)
Heller, Thomas C.
Other forms of name
Heller, Thomas Charles
See Also From tracing topical name
Indians of South America Paraguay Languages
See Also From tracing place name
Paraguay
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q3033544
Library of congress: sh 91001108
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Casaccia, G. La lucha por la tierra en defensa de la vida, 1986:(Maskoy, Mascoi, Machicuy), p. 23 (list of dialects)
  • Ethnologue, 11th ed.:p. 125 (Emok, Toba-Emok, Mascoy, Cabanatit, Machicui, Eenslit)
  • Steward handbk. So. Am. Ind., v. 1:p. 226 (Mascoi, Machicuy, Cabanatith, Tujetge)
  • Voegelin lang.:p. 284 (Mascoy, Machicui, Tujetge)
  • Web. 3.
Wikipedia description:

Maskoy, or Toba-Maskoy, is one of several languages of the Paraguayan Chaco (Particularly in the northern region of Paraguay) called Toba. It is spoken on a reservation near Puerto Victoria. Toba-Maskoy is currently a threatened language at risk of becoming an extinct language, due to the low number of native speakers.

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