Xakriabá language
Xakriabá is an extinct Ge language formerly spoken in Minas Gerais, Brazil by the Xakriabá people, who today speak Portuguese.
The last confirmed native speaker of the language died in 1864.History
Before 1712, Xakriabá was originally spoken along the São Francisco River near São Romão, Minas Gerais. The Xakriabá were then forced to migrate after being defeated by and other Paulistas from 1690 onwards. In 1819, Saint-Hilaire noted that the Xakriabá of Triângulo Mineiro region spoke a Xerente dialect.
