ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

South America · ISO 639-3 kxo · Glottocode kano1245

Kanoê

Kanoê's reference point lies in South America; Glottolog gives the status nearly extinct, while CLDR suggests Latin.

Language family
Language isolate
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
nearly extinct
Macroarea
South America
Source country codes
BR
Reference point
-12.179, -64.581

Open research question

How is Kanoê named and used by different generations, and which forms of transmission do participants themselves consider important?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.