Akuntsú

Facts

  • Language: Akuntsú
  • Alternate names: Akunsu, Akunts'u
  • Language code: aqz
  • Language family: Tupian, Tuparí (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 3
  • Vulnerability: Endangered
  • Script:

More information:

    The Akuntsú people are survivors of a genocide promoted by the colonizers and settlers of the Southeastern region of Rondônia during the last three decades of the 20th century. They were first contacted by the National Foundation of Indians of Brazil (FUNAI) only in 1995.